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May 03, 2006 by Yayoe in Yayoe
Hey...we're in Shanghai...what an amazing place. I think we in the good old USA have been sold a bad bill of goods about China...it's not what we were lead to believe. This is an unbelievable country that focuses on capitalistic socialism..and yea, the government owns the land but it makes sense...there is so much wealth and prosperity in this country that it would knock your socks off....
And now for the answer to the last quiz: The answer to both questions is CHINA and JAPAN!....Japan is an American style society filled with exceptionally polite people running numerous small to large businesses. However it has an excellent socialized medicine and retirement, system great public transporation and high high prices for everything....China on the other hand has recently surpassed the US in the amount of foreign investment and is using this investment to rebuild the country. As noted though the government as its finger in everything in terms of ownership including our excellent tour company. The people are exceptionally energetic, interesting, beautiful and hard working. The air and water quality is horrific...Lohring has a bad respiratory cough and most of the folks on our group have a bad sore throat, etc. Other that the water and air sucking this is an amazing place. Can you believe this vast country houses 1.3 billion people..a large city holds about 30 million people and a small city has about 3 million...and that's considered small. Sheesh! This does not look like Pearl Bucks' third world country. It looks more like Rodeo Drive in LA and NY city!! So enough for now...we'll be back on Saturday after being gone for 3 weeks. Needless to say we'll be brain dead and jet lagged but happy to be home again. Lohring said he has 600 photos (yawn) and he's eager to force them on you...
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Hey
May 03, 2006 by Yayoe in Yayoe
Hey...we're in Shanghai...what an amazing place. I think we in the good old USA have been sold a bad bill of goods about China...it's not what we were lead to believe. This is an unbelievable country that focuses on capitalistic socialism..and yea, the government owns the land but it makes sense...there is so much wealth and prosperity in this country that it would knock your socks off....
And now for the answer to the last quiz: The answer to both questions is CHINA and JAPAN!....Japan is an American style society filled with exceptionally polite people running numerous small to large businesses. However it has an excellent socialized medicine and retirement, system great public transporation and high high prices for everything....China on the other hand has recently surpassed the US in the amount of foreign investment and is using this investment to rebuild the country. As noted though the government as its finger in everything in terms of ownership including our excellent tour company. The people are exceptionally energetic, interesting, beautiful and hard working. The air and water quality is horrific...Lohring has a bad respiratory cough and most of the folks on our group have a bad sore throat, etc. Other that the water and air sucking this is an amazing place. Can you believe this vast country houses 1.3 billion people..a large city holds about 30 million people and a small city has about 3 million...and that's considered small. Sheesh! This does not look like Pearl Bucks' third world country. It looks more like Rodeo Drive in LA and NY city!! So enough for now...we'll be back on Saturday after being gone for 3 weeks. Needless to say we'll be brain dead and jet lagged but happy to be home again. Lohring said he has 600 photos (yawn) and he's eager to force them on you...
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