New York & China (Beijing & Shanghai)

Why would millionaires need to bargain in the first place?

Just came back from a school field trip to China last week. Will have to finish my homework later tonight. No rest for the weary and busy people.

New York
New York hasn't change much since I last came 10 years ago. I find it really interesting that you can find imitation goods and fake dvds selling right in front of the cops though; and to think that we normally hear about US complaining about China and the rest of Asia for selling fake goods? Although the number here is small, but it's still nearly like the pot calling the kettle black.


Street vendors in New York

China
Well what do you know? Apparently I find myself able to survive in China on my own with the limited mandarin that I know of after all.

Beijing people reminds me of the older generations, such as my grandparents generation very polite and courteous. The air pollution that everyone knows China is popular for wasn't that bad in the city as they have moved most of the factories to the outskirt of town.

Shanghai on the other hand is totally different from Beijing. If I were to compare Shanghai and Beijing, Shanghai would be similar to Las Vegas and Beijing, Washington DC?

Everything in China is huge. The factories are big and there's a lot of tall apartments/condos/buildings all over the city. The cities are huge with nearly 20million population just within the cities itself! I hope and wish to visit China again one day as a tourist next time, instead of just doing company visits.
one of the govt owned factories in Beijing

The Bund in Shanghai