Happy Thanksgiving

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Hello, my fellow Americans! (to quote Richard Nixon, another traveler to China)

Well, while you all were busy digesting your Thanksgiving turkey, Gigi, Emilia and I took a trip to the Wal-Mart in Shanghai so we could be even more proud of our heritage! I mean, brilliant! Why should Wal-Mart pay all those pesky cargo charges--open up a store close to the source! You will be interested to know, however, that they use an "in-culture" marketing strategy. The pharmacy is full of herbs and Chinese medicines (like seahorses) and the supermarket--well, just look at the pictures. It's NOT your corner Wal-Mart.

After our visit to the capitalist giant, we balanced out the day with a visit to the house where Chinese communism was born. It sits around the corner from a Starbucks and across the street from a McDonald's. Mao must be turning over in his mausoleum.

Speaking of Mao's mausoleum, we're heading out in a few minutes on an overnight train to Beijing. I'll be incommunicado till Wed. Zai jian!

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Photos

Rollin, rollin, rollin--keep those prices rollin!
Price rollbacks in Shanghai

Bird flu?
Looks like a little bird flu doesn't scare the WalMart shoppers!

Frogs, anyone?
Maybe with bird flu, this is a good alternative. Dinner, anyone? (I told you this wasn't your corner WalMart!)

Emilia's getting good with the chopsticks
A delicious lunch! (I'm serious! It wasn't frog, either.)

The communist museum
Where it all began...

Comments

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Happy thanks giving
Do shanghainese celebrate thankgiving? Anyway, Happy thanksgiving day!