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Top ten: You know you live in China when…

  1. Seeing a skinned dog in the market doesn’t have the affect on you it should.
  2. Watching mothers’ hold their kids as they urinate into a trashcan on the bus.
  3. Having cigarette smoke blown into your face at any venue and on any mode of transportation is the norm.
  4. Always carrying toilet paper and planning outfits according to squatting capabilities. 
  5. Dousing your food with la jiao (spicy peppers).
  6. Crossing the street is a life or death situation and the number of scrapes with death continues to rise.
  7. Getting asked to have your photo taken is an everyday activity.
  8. Being told you are beautiful when you are most certaintly not looking your best.
  9. You become a pusher in any crowd situation.
  10. Getting rides from strangers is O.K.