Chinese oddities

-When in China do as the Chinese? I hope not.
Babies - toddlers play in the playground without nappies or underwear on.
-It can be freezing outside, but obviously their little bums learn to get immune
to the cold!
-At the slightest hint of sun, out come the sun attire, or large umbrella hung
on one arm. White is beautiful.
-Brown spots caused by the sun, can be magically removed within 7 days by all
kinds of miracle creams and lotions. Buy some and try!?
-Toy dogs are kept mostly by the retired, or elderly, but the licence costs
5,000 yuan. A government pension is around 780 yuan a month.
-On building and construction sites, the afternoon required nap of 30 Min's,
is taken whilst lying amongst the rubble, on a small mat.
-Even smartly dressed women can be heard and seen spitting on the
streets, at times sounding even worse than the men!
-Women bus drivers are in plenty and have no compassion or qualms about
mowing you down or sandwiching you in the doors.
-If you do not give up your seat voluntarily on the bus for an older person,
the conductor will come and demand that a seat be vacated.
-A strawberry weighing 50kg was grown in the Heilonjang Province and
was said to have a remarkable taste!
-One baby born, but there can be three mothers in charge of the little mite,
mummy, mummy's mummy and mother-in-law too.....
-Bicyclists manage to carry all kinds of materials, of all weights and
sizes, whilst they can't manage to balance their mobile phones while
they ride and can be seen stopping on the side of the road till they end
the conversation.
-In one school in Beijing, girls are forced to keep their hair short and
the boys hair is measured to ensure that it is no longer than 5 cm from
the scalp.
-There are many wealthy Chinese people, just as there are in other
countries in the world.
-The younger generation dabble in the stock market and invest their
money in gold or commodities.
-Medical care costs 2,000 yuan per year and any further incurred costs
above that amount, will be first paid by the patient and then have half
reimbursed at a later date.
-Restaurants are treated much the same as Westerners treat Coffee Shops,
people come and eat and then sit for many hours chatting, even without
the coffee.
-Eye ware is modern and bright, as Laser surgery is something that they
are afraid to do, not trusting modern medicine.
-Plastic surgery, is done mainly by the stars, the ordinary women prefering
to be bosom-less. If it is done, they usually claim medical reasons?!
-There seem to be no murders, rapes or robberies in Beijing, as the news-
papers seem to be crime free. (Maybe this is a good thing, as all live in
blissful innocence).
-The Chinese grand-parents believe it is their responsibility to bring up
the grand-child and often the child will live with them and not the parents.
-In some families, before the one child rule, sisters and brothers will leave
their offspring with relatives and work abroad for many a year, not in 'dirty'
jobs, but in good positions, not wanting to remove their child from the
responsibility of the grand-parents.
-Cherry blossoms begin to bloom at the end of March.
-Gas balloons are bought and weighed from a truck with a scale attached,
then the appropriate cash amount paid.
-The new established festival of 'sweeping the tombs' has become a public
holiday, but the Chinese are mostly cremated and their remains kept in urns!