“So what brings you back to China?” I asked the Israeli who’d recently finished his PhD in Taiwan.”To find a girlfriend. But I’m not sure where to start.”
Ah, right. I admire your honesty. But can’t help you, I’m afraid.
So far in Guangzhou we’d seen the South Railway Station, Main Railway Station, East Railway Station, and the Long-Distance Bus Station. Rudy suggested adding the Ferry Terminal to our collection, but we decided instead to branch out and visit the old city:
Not much more to add, to be honest – people going about their lives. That in itself is worth noting though – we define nationalities, races and religions but the more I travel, the more I’m reminded that we’re all part of the human race.
A minor change of plan: we needed some admin time and, as Hong Kong is very expensive, we’ve decided to spend another night here and head to Hong Kong first thing tomorrow.
Random stuff from today:
- Still lots of smoking here and with a packet costing from £1 to £2.50 it’s not surprising (although I guess it’s relative to earnings)
- At dinner, these girls behind us were each glued to their mobile phone – social norms are changing
And, walking back to our hotel that evening, Rudy revealed that he had a big t-shirt collection… stored in alphabetical order (“So ones from ACDC and Australia, through to, err…” / “Zaire and ZZ Top?” / “Yes, exactly”. Reminded me of Rimmer*. I gently suggested that he might want to keep this information to himself and, for instance, not mention it when meeting new people 😉
* Red Dwarf character who would hang his identical shirts, pants and trousers in groups, perfectly spaced
