After roaming around and exploring more, I’ve decided that the whole “I can tell Asians apart thing” is most definitely bunk. I fooled the Japanese into thinking that I was one of them, the Korean-American customs woman asked me if I really were American (not the first time US customs has harassed me about being American), and the Guangzhou-ers speak Cantonese to me first (then ask me in Mandarin what the hell I am).
Being back here is nice.
I’ve already been cut in line and the drivers never signal and scare the hell out of me. I’m surrounded by a sea of neon signs with bad English. The atmosphere is smokey and smoggy and humid. I just spent $2.55US on 3 bottles of tea, a tea-boiled egg, a bag of chips, and some ramen. People think I’m local and then assure me that I’m still one of them. People smoke anywhere and anywhere. It’s wonderful here.
Goals for tomorrow/later today:
1. Procure cell phone that will work when I take it back to the US
2. Avoid getting run over/mugged
3. Buy converters, watch battery, toilet paper, pillow
4. Figure out the metro
