tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post3106640615223950636..comments2024-01-08T19:49:13.932+00:00Comments on Froogville: Side effectsFrooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-16143413680368094742012-01-24T04:37:54.200+00:002012-01-24T04:37:54.200+00:00Ah, well, I have hardly any local friends.
The th...Ah, well, I have hardly any <i>local</i> friends.<br /><br />The thing about a major Chinese city like Beijing is that a huge percentage of the population has moved here from somewhere else - and will usually go back to that somewhere else for this holiday.<br /><br />I'd guess it's well over 50% overall, and probably quite a bit higher than that amongst the educated middle class. My building seems to be 80% or 90% empty at the moment (although it's a long way short of full occupancy anyway).<br /><br />I have plenty of Chinese friends, but none of them are actually Beijingers.Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-63986636092518025122012-01-24T03:36:26.063+00:002012-01-24T03:36:26.063+00:00Maybe your local friends would chip in for an expe...Maybe your local friends would chip in for an expensive gift box of fruit for you.Carolynnoreply@blogger.com