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| Jamie
In short, loving it here!
Living in Beijing, or perhaps any metropolis for all I know, constantly effaces one's definition of the unusual. Three years ago a three-wheeled car looked bizarre, like an adult-sized electric trike, or a motorcycle with training wheels. Now, while they and countless other once-abnormalities go wholly unnoticed, I amazingly still encounter people and places that leave me at a loss for words. But I will attempt to find a few to explain my new unusual...
A few weeks ago we were next in line to check out at a supermarket. The 50-something man and his family in front of us paid by debit card, which was refused for insufficient funds. The man began to argue with the cashier. I think I heard him say the price of goods was too expensive - as if she had any control over that - but I couldn't be sure. After a minute of debating, the man unbuckled his belt. He then unbuttoned his pants and pulled down his zipper. He slipped one hand down into his long johns and jiggled it around. He then slipped the other hand in and peered into his crotch. After a little more jiggling and a lot of stares, he produced from his groin a 100RMB bill, which he shoved at the cashier. As she took it from his hand, he dove down again, juggled a bit more, and pulled out another. He then zipped up, took his change, and walked off as if nothing strange had happened. The cashier thought it hilarious. I decided to charge all transactions from then on. |
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