So, after a week of torrential rain & typhoons we are finally having beautiful weather again. Sunny blue skies and NO water falling from the sky.
This means a few things here in Shenzhen. People are once again outside walking with their umbrellas (used to shade the face from the sun) and the sidewalks are crowded with people walking, sleeping, eating, playing, lounging and generally living life. It reminds me of Vancouver - as soon as the sun comes out so do the people.
It also means that it is once again safe to hang your washing outside to dry. Most people in China (myself included) do not have tumble dryers. We hang our clothes to dry using a number of ingenious and practical approaches (when I was in Shanghai last year people threw their sheets over the bushes in the park to dry). For the apartment dweller with balconies or other private outdoor space the act of drying clothes is slightly less adventurous - we are privileged to have space to place our drying racks or string up clothes lines.
This means that as I sit out on my balcony enjoying the above mentioned sunshine I am able to see what the neighbours are drying. And check out their underwear. The older couple below me shocked me with the gentleman's selection of speedo style gitch...some with amusing colours/patterns. I tried to take a picture but he spends most of his time sitting on the balcony (guarding his underwear from thieves no doubt). Since I am not quite able to say "sorry for spying but I am writing a blog and wanted to feature your underwear" in Mandarin I feel that I should wait awhile before posting the pictures.
I can only imagine what they are saying about my polkadot panties!
This means a few things here in Shenzhen. People are once again outside walking with their umbrellas (used to shade the face from the sun) and the sidewalks are crowded with people walking, sleeping, eating, playing, lounging and generally living life. It reminds me of Vancouver - as soon as the sun comes out so do the people.
It also means that it is once again safe to hang your washing outside to dry. Most people in China (myself included) do not have tumble dryers. We hang our clothes to dry using a number of ingenious and practical approaches (when I was in Shanghai last year people threw their sheets over the bushes in the park to dry). For the apartment dweller with balconies or other private outdoor space the act of drying clothes is slightly less adventurous - we are privileged to have space to place our drying racks or string up clothes lines.
This means that as I sit out on my balcony enjoying the above mentioned sunshine I am able to see what the neighbours are drying. And check out their underwear. The older couple below me shocked me with the gentleman's selection of speedo style gitch...some with amusing colours/patterns. I tried to take a picture but he spends most of his time sitting on the balcony (guarding his underwear from thieves no doubt). Since I am not quite able to say "sorry for spying but I am writing a blog and wanted to feature your underwear" in Mandarin I feel that I should wait awhile before posting the pictures.
I can only imagine what they are saying about my polkadot panties!
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