These are fun stories from China…
HOT POT:
The Chinese people love spicy food! The first time you befriend a Chinese person they will immediately ask you if you have tried Hot 
Pot yet. We were fortunate to try it on our second night in China. We stumbled into a restaurant, not knowing what we were getting ourselves into. After an entertaining round of ordering which included about 20 minutes of confused pointing, the waiter took sympathy on us and brought Marisa back to the kitchen so she could point to what we wanted. We then received a huge bowl of oil and chili sauce which was put under a flame and brought to boiling. We learned hot pot was similar to fondue…only a lot spicier!!! Team Judah was brought to tears as we shoved cucumbers in our mouths to sooth are burning tongues and chugged bottle after bottle of coke.
Pot yet. We were fortunate to try it on our second night in China. We stumbled into a restaurant, not knowing what we were getting ourselves into. After an entertaining round of ordering which included about 20 minutes of confused pointing, the waiter took sympathy on us and brought Marisa back to the kitchen so she could point to what we wanted. We then received a huge bowl of oil and chili sauce which was put under a flame and brought to boiling. We learned hot pot was similar to fondue…only a lot spicier!!! Team Judah was brought to tears as we shoved cucumbers in our mouths to sooth are burning tongues and chugged bottle after bottle of coke. CHINESE HOTELS:
One of the areas we stayed in was mildly affected by the earthquake that was in China in May. Upon our arrival to the hotel, we were greeted with what looked like a demolition sight, complete with men on ladders tearing down dry wall. IT appears that this hotel suffered some cosmetic damage and chose the precise time we were there to do some remodeling. After stepping over boards with nails in them, and dodging the falling dry wall, we climb seven flights of stairs (the Chinese don’t believe in elevators). The rest of the week included ducking from exposed wires, trying not to slip on the muddy tile stairs that were formerly carpeted, and of course, all the joyful sounds that go along with a remodel.
SPLIT BOTTOM PANTS:
The Chinese don’t believe in diapers. Therefore their children, under the age of about three have pants that are split from their hiney to the front so they can go whenever they want (yes, even on sidewalks)
SPITTING:
The Chinese Spit…a lot
DENTiSTRY:
Chinese dentists are rather efficient. I was unfortunate enough to have lost a filling while flossing one night. Our contact manage to get me an appt. first thing in the morning to get it fixed. I was worried about the cost and how long it would take. In the tastes I know from experience that its a few hundred dollars and typically takes and hour to an hour and a half.
My appt. was at 9:00. I walked in at 9:01, and walked out at 9:12. It only cost me 85 yuan (about $12).
SQUATTY POTTIES
As if squatties are unpleasant enough, a squattie on the train is the worse. You can imagine the problems caused when trying to aim while moving back and forth. Not to mention when you flush it drops straight on the track. This creates a nice little draft on your bare bum, which, when the train goes through a tunnel, is actually strong enough to shoot it’s liquid contents back at you.
And FINALLY…
Imagine a white girl running in a long skirt and flip flops in a 900 year old village, with temples all over the place, and people yelling at you in Chinese. This is my life.
