When I was in Birmingham last week I decided to go to a random church near our dorm, it was all white people, but they were having a baby dedication that day. The baby was a Chinese adoptee, I thought it was strange it was a boy, because usually adopted kids from China are girls. But when I looked closer, I think his lip was slightly deformed. It's so sad that someone would give up their child just because their lip is shaped a little funny.
Well, the difference is at worst, my mom will ask "how much." And the response might be of "you should save money." I don't know what ayi is thinking... that's why I say she's judging me. :) I more or less trust her.... she cleans for 5 houses in my building. I don't have any cash anyway.
doesn't the "ayi" remind you a tad of how my mom is? how my aunts are? and you don't even know this woman!!
don't keep money around.....or anything of value!
haggling yeah, i hate haggling too. you actually have to be really thick-skinned to haggle (hence, i suck at it too). you are probably getting ripped off left and right, but that is how it goes. true american "peasants" don't go "hang out" in a foreign country!
Ah, finally pictures. Please add more pictures of interesting places and people, and events.
also, if possible, give us your deeper feelings and observations you have of the place; like social and economic development , the people and their interactions, ... etc.
Most of all, have fun. :)
my guess is...you bought everything for $50!
you seem to like to mention how much things cost. i have to read your posts with a calculator so i convert to USD.
Exchange rate Unfortunately for me, the exchange rate is more like 7.5 or 7.6 for me. I get charged a 2.5% fee on every ATM transaction. But yeah, ayi supposedly is doing 3-4 hours of work - sweeping, mopping, hand wiping the stairs, doing my laundry, etc. I say supposedly b/c I don't feel like monitoring her, and rather just take her word. Funny - all my clothes were hanging on the balcony clothes line when I got back yesterday. Good thing my balacony isn't facing the street!
LOL about sunscreen since I was just asking you about it!! You'd think they would want to remain as pale as possible by using sunscreen. The exchange rate is 8, right? So this woman cleans your apartment and does all of your laundry for $6USD? How much time does she spend there?
Too many places, too little time! My blog starts off in China (Shanghai, HK, Beijing, Macau, Anhui, Guilin, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Yunnan), to Thailand and Cambodia. I can't wait for where I go next! ... full info
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so how does the $10 massage in china compare to the $100 massage at BW???