1) There are squiggly characters everywhere. It’s daunting to think how many characters I need to learn, wow.
2) The Chinese are serious snackers, and that is good.
3) The streets in both Beijing and Shijiazhuang are very clean and seemingly orderly. I didn’t notice any excessive smog haze in Beijing, but my eyes did burn a little bit.
4) In the larger plazas, there are huge TV displays playing movies, funny commercials.
5) At the bus stops, there are line wardens that are in charge of making sure that people form orderly lines. They have nice red sashes and wave little red flags.
6) The pressures of education and testing well permeate everything. As soon as the people sitting across from me on the train found out I was USAmerican, the conversation quickly turned to education and the added, maybe unnecessary, stress children face here in China.
7) Drink hot water.
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