Things I learned from my China trip

1. Never go grocery shopping hungry after a long trip to China. EVERYTHING looks tasty. I even considered buying a can of sauerkraut.
2. Taxi drivers in China must be highly skilled or highly insured. A two lane road can quickly become 6 lanes. Being in a small taxi and sandwiched inbetween two buses mskes you get "prayed up" quickly.
3. English phrases on Chinese shirts can be quite comical. One I saw said "I am your wild life" It makes one wonder when we have shirts with Chinese characters on them what they really say. (However, I know a local Wal-Mart where you can see people sporting worse phrases on their T-Shirts.)
4. A person can quickly become accustomed to doing no housework, no cooking and no cleaning. 4 star could easily become a way of life.
5. China is quickly mandating that all stores must charge for shopping bags. I don't think it will be long until we will do the same. I'm kind of glad about this because I always feel guilty about having 589 shopping bags after a Wal-Mart run. But I'm wondering how many of those cloth bags I would have to take with me to do "Big" Shopping. (Maybe they will let me use a couple of rolling suitcases.)
5. Sleeping through the night is a gift and should not be taken for granted.