Shanghai in 3 days
August 20th 2008 Shanghai is perhaps not the best place to start out a trip to China. Polluted, crowded, and chaotic, it can be quite the reality shock for the unprepared. Especially if you have just spent a year living in Japan, the land of ultra-politeness, ultra-cleanliness, and ultra-efficientcy. I think I was too concerned with pondering what kind of culture shock I would experience when I am to go home to
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