Life and Travel in China

I didn't speak for some time because I was in Poland. Actually, I didn't do anything extraordinary, and I had some strange adventures. I notice certain things, behaviors and phenomena that the average Pole does not see, I look at everything from a distance, maybe even through the prism of China, and I also see changes that have occurred some time after the last time I was in Poland. As soon as I find a moment, I will describe it all in a column, because some situations really shocked me.

I read today's information from Poland, instead of doing something, the government, as usual, spits at each other and wallows in the mud. The Minister of Education is fighting against homosexuals, and the highlanders were fined for selling oscypek cheese - so everything is business as usual. No changes in China either. In the middle of nowhere, the government does not argue, the head of education does not deal with perversions, and there is no oscypek cheese at all.

A week ago, a young woman was murdered near my housing estate, what was drastic was that the head was severed and found in another part of the city. A few days ago, someone also killed a girl (probably a prostitute) in a karaoke club, also in this area. It's getting interesting, they said on TV a month ago that gangs from Hong Kong are starting to compete for influence in China, and Shenzhen is the closest to Hong Kong. Such crimes are not a coincidence, they are certainly related to organized crime, the mafia, racketeering, prostitution, maybe even drug trafficking.

I see on the Internet that there are more and more good photos. Cameras have become easier to use, digital SLR cameras offer great results even for amateurs. In addition, thousands of websites present truly unique photos. My contribution to all this is small (mainly lack of time, as well as inferior analog and very poor digital equipment), and I am not a professional either. Nevertheless, I hope that I am giving you a little insight into the middle country.

The American lifestyle has probably already conquered China for good. Well, all (Chinese) restaurants are empty outside the noon and evening hours, because it's not lunch or dinner time, they eat very punctually. The exception is all KFC and McDonald fast food outlets. Imagine that the Chinese sit there from early morning until late at night, crowds on weekends. They treat this food as some unique miracle from the West, amazing flavors, wonderful snacks and unusual main courses, and sitting there is a time of relaxation and joy of life. Entire families go there, even children who cannot speak yet. I can already see them being overweight in a few years!!!