Girlfriend Amy’s here so the fun has doubled. The woman is an athlete, so the day is not complete without exercise and getting that fulfilled opens lots of possibilities. Her normal route is to run around West Lake, about 6 miles. She usually does that in the morning and the other day was so impressed by the number of people out getting exercise. “China is going to take over the world,” she told me after seeing the over-40 crowd taking care of their health. Later that same morning, she went by the numerous McDonalds and KFC restaurants and saw the places packed with under-40s, exercising gluttony and immitating our western bad habits. “China doesn’t have a chance,” she told me. Ah, China, the land of contrasts. Amy’s also noticed the lack of organization. At the swimming
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