China Chapter Six: Shanghai Traffic and Chinese Medicine
Shanghai Traffic
I recalled two phenomena from living in Richmond, B.C., for twenty-seven years.
The influx of Orientals from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China changed the population mix among Caucasian, East Indian and Chinese.
The Chinese drivers soon overtook women drivers as the ones to beware of on the roads. Their unpredictability, ignorance of common courtesies of the road, their seeming inattention to driving between the lines and at normal speeds, etc.
I took these prejudices with me to Shanghai. Traffic was horrific! Cars, taxis, buses, trucks, vans, motor-scooters, bicycles all drove at break-neck speeds really close to each other. There were no traffic-lane lines and traffic lights were ignored.
Lovy, with her new lease on life and zest for excitement and adventure, would stride confidently, purposefully, and safely through the maze. Read the rest of “China Chapter Six: Shanghai Traffic and Chinese Medicine” or post a comment
