V: The market

Log start: 17:11 (China) December 27th 2008

No, i'm not talking about the supermarket... i don't even want to know what happens there yet...

So i went to the most popular.. i think 6-7 block radius of the Nanning malls and stores today. In a place where even cars are afraid to drive through, what i believe to be a few hundred thousand people orgy (figure of speech, not to be taken by its literal term) roam the blocks of the most competitively priced places in the city. In a city where millions of people live, there are surely a lot of bargain hunters (and kids). Within this catergory, a lot of them like to shop for stuff, like how teenagers in the city like to go "hey, lets go to the mall!" Well... mall here means you're always in physical contact with someone and since manners don't (or should i say, have no room to exist in) exist, it looks like black friday EVERYDAY.

Imagine that you are fighting with another store that's probably right next to you for business. Your prices cannot be higher than theirs, then you'll lose business. So everyones prices are about as rock bottom as it gets. And people literally FLOOD the stores in order to buy what they want.
I mean, as an American teen, i like to browse because that's all theres to do, unless i sit in front of the computer, which usually what happens when im too lazy.
And with the exchange rate, it's so awesome for me. 1 USD = 6.8 CHY
A pair of jeans cost about 5 dollars USD, super computers that are in the states that cost 2000 USD cost 4000 CHY.
I baught a pair of glasses today and that's only 100 USD, where in the US the frame would cost me about 300 alone.

With a population this massive, there also has to be a high food demand. And if you don't see it first hand, you eally won't believe it. The legendary street side food vendors of China are really something. People who carry their carts out to the streets and sell food for money. And this food really tastes good. Since they make it right then and there with fresh ingredients, you know it's good stuff. And it's better than the fast food chains. (Although the fast food chains here are really good and taste SO MUCH BETTER than the american counter part. they don't use chemicals here to raise their livestock so it's much better anyway)

A bubble tea here cost 2 Yuan, that's 25 cents USD!

Gosh... if only these prices exist in New York, i'd be more fat that i already are!

Things like these, you need to see first hand. This post cannot even touch on the complexity and the sheer structure of the chinese market.
I wish i could live here, but i know that my life in NY is a lot better LOL
For vacation sense, this is one of the best places.
Today, i just wish that the weather is a lot better.

Although heavy rain (as quoted from my aunt) is the same as light rain back in the city... they wanted me to open the umbrella but i said it's not hard rain unless you can take a shower in it :D

From the desk of a not yet satisfied,

HakoneDayDreamer, ASIAN GIRLS HERE ARE WOOOOOOOOOOOT XD