Little Details-Harbin
Small Details-Harbin
Jaywalking is one of the main ways to cross any street. There is no end to traffic violations either.
There are no parking meters.
There is no regular garbage pickup service.
There is no visible recycling-but I am told things do get recycled.
There is constant honking of car horns.
When you go into Wal-Mart or large stores, whenever you approach a counter, someone will say something to you or try to show something to you. If you walk down the main mall, many stores have someone standing outside to try to get you to come in or offer you a sample.
The architecture of the downtown area is beautiful.
Ice cream vendors are everywhere. You can get a cone for 1RMB ($0.15).
Middle age men with fancy motorcycles seem to hang around on street corners. Later I learned these are motorcycle taxis(!). I’m not sure if they are legal, but no-one minds them. At first I thought they were some kind of motorcycle gang.
People love Chinese chess. There is always a game going on with a large set and a little crowd around them.
There are no coin operated Laundromats. But there are laundry services; the catch is you must be able to read Chinese to know they exist. I just got my first laundry done for 71RMBs (C$12).
Street drainage is awful. You have to look really hard to find a drain. However, the roads are all freshly surfaced.
Pedestrian pavements are very narrow. It seems like pedestrians have few rights.
Oh yes-I did find a McDonalds, a KFC and a little place that claimed to be a Pizza Hut.
Jaywalking is one of the main ways to cross any street. There is no end to traffic violations either.
There are no parking meters.
There is no regular garbage pickup service.
There is no visible recycling-but I am told things do get recycled.
There is constant honking of car horns.
When you go into Wal-Mart or large stores, whenever you approach a counter, someone will say something to you or try to show something to you. If you walk down the main mall, many stores have someone standing outside to try to get you to come in or offer you a sample.
The architecture of the downtown area is beautiful.
Ice cream vendors are everywhere. You can get a cone for 1RMB ($0.15).
Middle age men with fancy motorcycles seem to hang around on street corners. Later I learned these are motorcycle taxis(!). I’m not sure if they are legal, but no-one minds them. At first I thought they were some kind of motorcycle gang.
People love Chinese chess. There is always a game going on with a large set and a little crowd around them.
There are no coin operated Laundromats. But there are laundry services; the catch is you must be able to read Chinese to know they exist. I just got my first laundry done for 71RMBs (C$12).
Street drainage is awful. You have to look really hard to find a drain. However, the roads are all freshly surfaced.
Pedestrian pavements are very narrow. It seems like pedestrians have few rights.
Oh yes-I did find a McDonalds, a KFC and a little place that claimed to be a Pizza Hut.
posted by Michael Yip at 4:28 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Michael,
I am finding your comments very interesting. Please keep writing.
The Vancouver Chess Scene will greatly miss you. You did a great job here.
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