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danmooncake
post Aug 24 2009, 08:03 AM

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QUOTE(stringfellow @ Aug 24 2009, 05:28 AM)

7 - China - Shanghai. Boring. Mainland Chinese are like village people thrusted into the fast city-life settings. In the end, they end up bringing in their kampung mentality while entrusted with modern daily life technology, that more often than not, reverse engineered from other countries. When you procure these technologies or upgrade your life into the urban-life setting, this comes with years of assimilation as well as adherence to the generally-understood city-life etiquette. Try driving in Shanghai and not getting a heart attack! City is dirty, with overhanging haze over the atmosphere. Only go here because I had to. Avoid if you can.

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Nice travelogue! Looks like you like Western cities a lot better than Asia cities.

I'm intrigued by Shanghai but after reading your notes, I guess I shouldn't have high expectation of it.

The haze is understandably normal there because of the surrounding pollution and factories there.

When you say dirty... is this as dirty as KL or worse? tongue.gif


danmooncake
post Aug 27 2009, 09:39 AM

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QUOTE(stringfellow @ Aug 24 2009, 11:56 AM)
1 - Taiwan - Taipei. The complete opposite of any city in China. Modern, responsible and up-to-date folks living in urban setting. English widely spoken, compared to Shanghai. Haven for shopping of electronic stuff, provided you know where to find it.
I agree with assessment on Taiwan - Taipei. I was there and surprised that its lifestyle and quality surpasses even KL. Taipei is akin and comparable to Japanese city.

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