It's Like Child Birth

It's the things they don't tell you that you really need to know. I'm all about lists right now, so here's another one on things you should know if you ever plan on

traveling to China.

1) Finding a Diet Coke is like searching for a bargain at Saks. Pointless. They don't drink them here. The Chinese think it tastes like the herbal tea they drink when they're sick. Bring your own, or get to know Coke Zero.

2) They drive on the right side of the road....just like in the States. Hong Kong on the other hand drives backwards. Well, not backwards, but you know what I mean.

3) There are lines on the road, but no one stays in them. Really. You just cross the street where ever you want, stop when you feel like it, and switch lanes whenever. Somehow it works here. In Alabama, we would have seen 100's of people die by now from road rage.

4) Egg rolls are not egg rolls. Egg rolls here are more like pastries. If you made a sweet-ish, egg "dough", made it into a crepe, and then rolled it up, you'd have a Chinese egg roll.

5) If you are Chinese, you like green tea or you're a loser. There's green tea everything: ice cream, gum, hand wipes, Kit Kat's, you name it, it's made with a green tea flavor or scent.

6) When old people exercise, they walk backwards and clap. They think doing that makes you smarter and more balanced, but it looks really funny and not so smart.

7) Kids go to school from 8-5 with a 2 1/2 break for lunch. The work day is the same. Everyone goes home for lunch and a nap.

8) Here are the rules for foreigners from the police. Number three totally ruined my plans for the day, so I went shopping instead.