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<\/a><\/p>\nA moped overloaded with goods. Vehicle ownership is incredibly expensive; a co-worker says cars cost about three times what they do in the U.S., plus Shanghai charges a huge license fee.<\/p>\n
Motorcycles also make cheaper taxis. But almost no one wears helmets, which contributes to some horrible accidents.<\/p>\n A mother and child.<\/p>\n A singing bird outside the office.<\/p>\n McDonald’s makes lunch deliveries!<\/p>\n Cheap eats can be had on the sidewalk in front of the office. Co-workers tell me to avoid it though, a recent scandal involved the use of “gutter oil” in cooking.<\/p>\n Lunch today with Steam and Ike, at a nearby Sichuan restaurant.<\/p>\n Delicious dishes. Noodles with roasted peanuts, and whole shrimp in a spicy red sauce.<\/p>\n On the walk home, I saw the most-loaded 3-wheel bike yet. A woman on a bike next to him was steadying the load with one hand, as he labored across the busy intersection.<\/p>\n Wednesday 10\/19 Awoke to sun peeking through the morning clouds. The hotel view: A moped overloaded with goods. Vehicle ownership is incredibly expensive; a co-worker says cars cost about three times what they do in the U.S., plus Shanghai charges … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"