The day feels different - louder, somehow - like the air has thickened in the hours before I leave Beijing.
You certainly got the haggling culture here. :)
Someone told me early on to aim for 50% of their starting offer. And I'm a Yorkshireman - we hate overspending 😄
Do you still have any of those watches? Despite his continuing influence, Mao was swept by the tide of culture as we all are. 🙏
Yes I still have the watches (only two working) along with a number of other kitschy items bearing his image. Fascinating how his image still looms large in a country he would no longer recognise.
China’s cultural DNA won’t allow it to forget the past 😉. That’s amazing and cool that you still have these.
Thank you for this.
Thanks for reading! 😄
You certainly got the haggling culture here. :)
Someone told me early on to aim for 50% of their starting offer. And I'm a Yorkshireman - we hate overspending 😄
Do you still have any of those watches? Despite his continuing influence, Mao was swept by the tide of culture as we all are. 🙏
Yes I still have the watches (only two working) along with a number of other kitschy items bearing his image. Fascinating how his image still looms large in a country he would no longer recognise.
China’s cultural DNA won’t allow it to forget the past 😉. That’s amazing and cool that you still have these.
Thank you for this.
Thanks for reading! 😄