Published by Swiss James on 13 Feb 2008
Three things from Hong Kong I’m glad we don’t have in Shanghai
It’s not all delights and joy in Honkers. Here are three things I’m glad we ain’t got in the SH.
1. Kzarckaly crazy Chinese keyboards. This is what happens when you don’t let Chairman Mao simplify your writing system- more Chairmen I say!
2. Dragons demanding money. This poor ice-cream salesman was just going about his business when a dragon shows up demanding protection money…or else. When the guy handed over the graft, the dragon added insult to injury by spitting a chewed up cabbage at him.
No to going soft on mythical beast organised crime I say!
3. Horrible photos on your cigarette packets. Yes yes we get it, smoking is not the magical cure-all that 1950s doctors thought it was. This is going too far though, are we going to have to look at a photo of Mama Cass’s corpse every time we eat a ham sandwich soon?