*cough, cough*
Apr 4th, 2006 by Andrew
The pollution is thick here in Shenzhen. Gail & I have both had light-headedness and dizzy spells every day during the first week we’ve been here, really kicking in on Friday afternoon after we’d been here for 1 1/2 days. We headed out to the Walmart in the Nanshan District on Sunday (out West, 25 mins by subway) where there are a lot more trees and coastline and we instantly could breathe easier. Generally after going out somewhere we come home feeling gritty and grimy. It’s hard to discern between what’s a throat infection and what’s just a bit of pollution on the lungs. I’m finding myself being a whole lot more rigorous about washing hands and keeping clean. Any trip out of the house results in some interesting smells on both hands and clothing. Having the Chinese people spitting everywhere has made our apartment a shoes-off zone. At least being up on the 24th floor gets us away from the smog at ground level.
2 Responses to “*cough, cough*”
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on 05 Apr 2006 at 11:05 am1Antoni think that shoes off is a great idea in the home. it really does help to keep the floors clean. I know that while in Japan I had my room as shoes on, but my girlfriends was shoes off. Guess who’s floor was always cleaner and easier to look after…… Not mine
This is something that I plan on implimenting in my home when I eventurally move out. Will save a lot of time on cleaning.
If you guys need any advice from a friendly English speaking Chinese person, let me know and I’ll get Jing to help out where ever possible.
Take care.
Anton
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on 06 Apr 2006 at 2:25 pm2DanielDitto, our home is shoes off … it’s amazing how quickly you get used to it. The fun part is the guessing games over your guests who insist on leaving their shoes on despite the obvious wall of shoes by the door - are they dumb, blind or just obstinate? Might need a little note on the wall or something.