tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post7755420770129949887..comments2024-01-08T19:49:13.932+00:00Comments on Froogville: I am going to try to be a better personFrooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-44319941357024432742011-03-11T07:33:52.728+00:002011-03-11T07:33:52.728+00:00Don, I remember one of the most striking indicatio...Don, I remember one of the most striking indications of the precarious state of the economy when I first visited here in the early 90s was that all the department stores - and many smaller shops and restaurants - had scores of candles permanently set up, anchored on counter tops in puddles of wax. I was slow to twig <i>why</i> at first. And then all the lights went off.Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-43489547936887593102011-03-11T07:32:19.928+00:002011-03-11T07:32:19.928+00:00OMG, how nice to hear from you again! I hope you ...OMG, how nice to hear from you again! I hope you won't keep us waiting so long for your next visit.<br /><br />My quality of life in China was enormously improved by the recent surprising discovery that you can pay your phone bill post offices, which - unlike the banks - rarely have much of a queue.Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-89416976617230936812011-03-11T02:54:55.208+00:002011-03-11T02:54:55.208+00:00Dropping in after a long absence.
Great post, wit...Dropping in after a long absence.<br /><br />Great post, with a brilliant first paragraph. And now I know of at least one place I can mark off of a list of potential places to live. I just couldn't handle that.omghttp://www.akaomg@blogpsot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-24078501281165881942011-03-10T19:37:25.727+00:002011-03-10T19:37:25.727+00:00LOL! Some things change and others stay the same.
...LOL! Some things change and others stay the same.<br /><br />Not so long ago, when most stores in Beijing were government run, all department stores had this type of service. Lunch was followed by a nap so nothing was open from 12:00 to 2:00pm.<br /><br />You, sir, are living the life!Don Taihttp://www.dontai.com/wp/noreply@blogger.com