Here's an entry from the cultural side of the ledger: Chinese Disco Chinese Discos (the ones I've been to in Yunnan, at least) are not like discos in the west. Dancefloor? Don't make me laugh. There's room to dance, but with enough room for 3 people at a time, max. Mostly, it's tables full of beer bottles with drinking games going on, and oh yes, lots of cigarette smoking. And every hour or so there's a performance with karaoke style singing with dancers backing the singers. At the Babi club, their singers aren't half bad. And I've got to admit, it's a fun 10 or 15 minutes, sometimes. On Monday the 20th, after Chinese class, my friend called with a half question, half announcement. Do I want to DJ at the Babi Club Friday and Saturday
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