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Re: Matt in China 2011 - Week 3
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:29 pm
by Matt
I saw one wild squirrel in china. That was it. I think all the rest of the animals would get stir-fried if they where spotted.
Re: Matt in China 2011 - Week 3
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:54 am
by Matt
Re: Matt in China 2011 - Week 3
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:59 am
by Matt
Re: Matt in China 2011 - Week 3
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:57 am
by ApproachingLight
Re: Matt in China 2011 - Week 3
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:11 pm
by Matt
We head to a chinese arcade after a hotpot meal.
Chinese arcades are like a time capsule. It looked and sounded just like an american arcade out of the early 90s. A lot of games dish out tickets for winning. Although no skeeball to be found, we would recognize a lot of these games. What was odd were the amount of seniors in there, tied to the easy ticket machines. Gambling has always been illegal in the People's Republic of China, and these arcades and their near worthless ticket prizes are all folks have to legally fulfill those urges.
Basketball is insanely popular in China. These games are everywhere. NBA clothing (or knockoffs) is sold everywhere, and Kobe Bryant is the most well-known player (aside from Yao Ming). I went to Rochester city schools. Which means ever day in PE for 12 years i played basketball instead of normal gym activities. I had a basketball hoop growing up. Joni, surprisingly, kicked all of our asses in this game.
Hey, a game where I can punch fish in the face. Perfect.
Joni dominates yet again at some Japanese drumming game.
Joni heads back to Guangzhou, she has class the next morning.
Jing and I head out to eat Tibetan food.
Re: Matt in China 2011 - Week 3
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:17 pm
by Matt
Re: Matt in China 2011 - Week 3
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:18 am
by L_G_D
Matt wrote:
Awesome shots as always. Did you happen to notice what the English phrase on the wall said? "Unity is.... ????" Interesting to know what it said and why it's in English, and how long it's been there.
Re: Matt in China 2011 - Week 3
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:31 am
by Matt
"Unity is Rebirth"
Chinese factories of that era would always have these types of propaganda. It has become kind of a joke. You can buy these types of old propaganda slogans on mugs, lunchboxes, shirt, mousepads now.