Friday, June 18, 2010

drivers in china

I feel compelled to tell you about the driving here as we are now in our ac panel truck \motor car
Driving to shanghai. We have no guide right now, just our driver mr.wong.
Before you conjure up some old wrinkled wise chinese man looking possibly like confusciuos,
Think again.
He is the chinese version of evil kniveil!
Youngish, married 3 kids, one set of twins, so its alloed.
Laughs out loud belly gut laugh.
Communiates with the older ones in mandarin.
Uses his horn like its an extension of his steering wheel. Yet, we kinda feel safe in a peculiar way.
Traffic jams are quite a sight to see, people darting offf the curbs
Taking their lives in their hands just to get to the other side, to possibly wait, push and be jostled again.
Toronto traffic jams seem so civilized, at least no one drives close to the sidewalk
On the shoulder to get one car ahead.

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