Here are some amusing pictures. The first one shows a drug store in the shopping plaza near my old office where we often go for a pizza or other western cuisine. Viagra is apparently an over-the-counter drug in China. In this case it is being heavily promoted in this case as "Man's Best Friend". What would Rover think of that sales pitch ? Why not "Woman's Best Friend" ?
While we are on the subject of odd observances, I snapped the second picture during a taxi ride from the erectile emporium to my home. First, let me note that Suzhou is at approximately the same latitude as Houston, TX and it is extremely hot and humid in August. On the day I took this ride, the temperature was over 95 and the humidity was high. This taxi had no discernable air conditioning, yet the woman driving had safety-pinned a surrogate sleeve onto her polo shirt and was wearing fleece mittens. While she was improvising ways to keep warm, I was experiencing heat stroke in the back seat, dying to get home to the overcooled comfort of my expat housing. This was one of those instances where I wished I had the language skills to ask the driver a question - why the tacked-on sleeves ? So I can only convey my observations and wonder along with you what is going on here.
Final picture shows two dudes on an electric scooter. You see many people here sharing rides on a scooter, but this one was unique because the guy on the back is reading a book as his buddy weaves them through the traffic lanes.
While we are on the subject of odd observances, I snapped the second picture during a taxi ride from the erectile emporium to my home. First, let me note that Suzhou is at approximately the same latitude as Houston, TX and it is extremely hot and humid in August. On the day I took this ride, the temperature was over 95 and the humidity was high. This taxi had no discernable air conditioning, yet the woman driving had safety-pinned a surrogate sleeve onto her polo shirt and was wearing fleece mittens. While she was improvising ways to keep warm, I was experiencing heat stroke in the back seat, dying to get home to the overcooled comfort of my expat housing. This was one of those instances where I wished I had the language skills to ask the driver a question - why the tacked-on sleeves ? So I can only convey my observations and wonder along with you what is going on here.
Final picture shows two dudes on an electric scooter. You see many people here sharing rides on a scooter, but this one was unique because the guy on the back is reading a book as his buddy weaves them through the traffic lanes.
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