shenzhen has nothing to compete with the fastest pigeon

February 11, 2008

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I have returned from my 3 week hiatus to tell you a tale about Shenzhen. It is a city with a mere ferry ride to Hong Kong’s hustle and bustle that has absorbed some of its overflow. We got there and got excited about seeing Starbucks, where I had a weak drink and answered a survey.

Then we went on the subway out to the Hong Kong border where there was a mall of fakes everythings! They had bape sta (sneakers), ipodz, handbags… It was crazy. But when I asked for prices they would say outrageous numbers and then quickly lower their prices, while I couldn’t figure out what currency they were discussing with me. The game of haggle haggle was not very fun for me, so I bought nothing. Then we flew into Bangkok late at night.