Meanwhile, back in Shekou
Last week when we were visiting some friends in Shekou, we decided to play at a playground at a new phase of their garden. Walking past some of the buildings we noticed several of the balconies with large signs across them. We asked the Chinese woman among us if they were advertisements. No, was her answer.
The signs were actually a form of protest by some of the (mostly Chinese) apartment-owners.
After shelling out something in the neighborhood of 10 million RMB (US$1.3 million) for an apartment, the owners are protesting faulty construction, disruptive construction noise, and bad smells. These are annoying at every price level, but I am, in a bit of schadenfreude, somewhat relieved that in China you still can't always buy your way out of China life.
Now back to scrubbing my 23oo RMB per month hovel.
The signs were actually a form of protest by some of the (mostly Chinese) apartment-owners.
After shelling out something in the neighborhood of 10 million RMB (US$1.3 million) for an apartment, the owners are protesting faulty construction, disruptive construction noise, and bad smells. These are annoying at every price level, but I am, in a bit of schadenfreude, somewhat relieved that in China you still can't always buy your way out of China life.
Now back to scrubbing my 23oo RMB per month hovel.
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