Culture

Chinese culture is something to be admired and learned about.
Initially, we were a little shocked by the "pee pee pants" but now that
we have been here over a week, we are not shocked by it any more. All
of the small children here, I would guess under the age of 3 or so,
wear pants or shorts with a slit running through the crotch, so at any
given point, one's butt or other parts are fully exposed to those in
their immediate surroundings. Apparently this is the way that they
potty train Chinese- as they just pee in the streets willy nilly, and
don't have to worry about rushing a child to the bathroom, or about
diapers for that matter. We experienced alot more adult peeing in
public in Tibet, but it has just been interesting to see people squat
anywhere from Tiananmen Square to the markets to bus stops whenever
they have to go to the bathroom. I guess what we are learning is that
there is no such thing as "Chinese culture" there are too many
different aspects to really categorize it all as one. Much of this we
learned about on the CCTV English channel that they have. There are
about 3 different shows that they loop throughout the day- repeating as
many times as necessary- or as can fit in one 24 hour span. We got all
the way through 6 parts of "rediscovering the yangtzee river" before we
arrived in Yuyao where they don't get CCTV 9. It got to the point
where Angela and I were making bets (ok- I was making bets) as to what
we would see next on the TV. Interesting.