What Ive learned this month in China

Leaving a tip is rude

Being caucasian makes you an instant celebrity

Never ever flush toilet paper

PLYWOOD mattresses feel great after a 19 hour train ride

Everyone smokes

Everyone Loves Obama

Fried grasshopper & scorpion taste great

Fried locust & whole baby chickens taste terrible

My southern accent will never pronounce the Chinese language correctly

Your tone changes words completely 

KFC is way more popular in China than in the states 

Chinese food in America isn’t Chinese food

Dogs are way smarter in China & wear shoes

Ramen noodles in China are freaking amazing

It smells the same going in & coming out

Asian elevators don’t have motion sensors therefore the doors will shut no matter what,

Facebook & Twitter doesn’t work in China (praise God)

Paper napkins cost extra

Togo boxes are plastic bags full of noodles

Ligers do exist

It is possible to attend the hospital everyday for 3 days straight in month 1

20 minutes of a misplaced passport feels more like 20 years

4XL Chinese clothes still don’t fit

Smog is terrible

The game frogger is real life

I really miss nature

I never have nor will I ever be a City boy

The power of presence is everything 

3 US dollars a day for food is more than enough

Men can talk with their eyes too

Mystery meat sold on the street is delicious

Taking exercise breaks at work are mandatory in China

Play grounds in China are for old people not children

When in doubt never hesitate just do it

Chinese people love saying ROLL TIDE

The Great Wall of China is pretty great

Asian babies- I want them all