Shocking Shanghai!

There are many jaw dropping moments for me in the China city of Shanghai. Though I must admit, I must look like one country bumpkin to the many Shanghainese!

When I first arrived, I saw this snacks being sold in their marts. And it was selling like hot cakes!

I waited a while for the crowd to disperse and took this quick shot - with the cashier auntie giving a smile like "I know you are from somewhere else". Haha!

And some of you will know my 'addiction' with cold drinks and dessert in the cold weather in Shanghai... but look at this queue - I'm really not alone! With the outside weather at about 0 degrees or so, this is like crazy!

Another thing that got my attention is these flowers around Shanghai. I was taken aback that the flowers looks so real - I mean, all the while back home, we always see this as those plastic flowers sold during Chinese New Year.

And thinking that Shanghai might just do the same, I went to feel the petals... but they are for real! (so not all China goods are fake!)

This may not be that shocking... but I won't like to be a fish here! In fact, all their tanks I saw around China are like that - cram with too many fishes!

The way the Shanghainese sell crabs - where the crabs are put in barrels after barrels, and seperated like that.

I was also very shocked to see so many people surrounding such booth. This booth actually sells coupons & vouchers, which I think can be used at the same mall.

It's interesting to see this cos for us, we always throw vouchers away, don't we? Maybe machines like this may help :)

One of the moments that got me smiling here was when the crowd went hyper (see the girl on the left). Many were so excited with this fake snow! I guess it's not only us who are amazed with snow haha!

Btw, the fake snow came from this machine at Raffles City Shanghai.

Being in this mega city, I thought nothing seems to stop the growth, despite the world in crisis. But well, I guess Shanghai is also hit cos even here do they re-use the decorations! (or maybe it's their style to save money!).

What makes this more surprising of this shopping mall is because this is a very upmarket mall... (drum rolls...!).

Just look at the price! And this is already the cheapest fruit I saw.

Honestly, we back home are blessed.

I think now, we will give a second look at those stalls selling local fruits!

And if tropical fruits were expensive, see this - 678 yuan for apples! I think I must really looked funny taking all these snapshots of the fruits in the supermarket!

Now, here's the final 'shocking Shanghai' thing.

I mentioned the style here with the Shanghainese is simply be frank & direct, no small talk, and you can hardly hear them asking you where you are from (we find it weird & maybe even rude, but to them, it's polite).

And most don't quite like you taking their photo - they will either run away, or make some comments.

But not this group. They actually made some small talk to me, asking which country I came from - and when I mentioned, they just went like "Wow, so nice". And in fact, they also exchanged a small RM1 note with me, just as souvenir.


In fact, of my whole 16 days in China (with a huge chunk in Shanghai), though I enjoyed everything mega, the cold weather and desserts, etc... but it's actually this moment that I savour & treasure most... this rare & special moment with friendly Chinese :)

*Oh btw, they are not from Shanghai, but working there!