China Impression

China chef tends to add MSG to their food to make it tasty. However, it makes me extremely thirsty after consumption. It does not bring out the natural taste of food.

No availability of Google and its related sites in China. However gmail is available. Alternative search engine will be Yahoo.

Chinese Yuan is a controlled currency, only available for exchange with foreign currency in designated banks. You will need to make declaration and fill up forms to make an exchange. This makes it troublesome for tourists but prevents unauthorized transaction.

TV programmes have many channels showing World War 2 nationalistic shows. Even the actors spoke Japanese to make the show more realistic. The continuous nationalistic education will be problematic for Chinese-Japanese relationship. It will also be problematic for Sino-Asian relationship especially in the current south China sea territorial disputes.

When I took public transport, I did see some Confucianism values from Chinese youngster giving up seats to senior citizens. The immigration officers in custom are also courteous. However, some members of public are bad manners with self-centric behaviour. It will probably take a generation or two for more refined culture, which was lost during the cultural revolution.