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02/04/13
Life in the Express Lane
Filed under: General
Posted by: @ 4:35 pm

One thing I learned living in China. Avoid going to Walmart
or Carrefour the week prior to New Years. Every person who is not at the
airport or train station is packed in the aisles.

I decided to brave Carrefour, a French superstore chain in
Kunming, and give you a peep of what the store is like.

The floor plan isn’t that much different than a Krogers or
Albertsons. You have your end aisle displays, free sample ladies, the seasonal
items and a mountain of Budweiser. What is different is the meat section. You
have your choice of shriveled chickens and dried yak wieners or, you can pick a
handful from the “blood and guts” pile.

Yes, I spelled wieners incorrectly on the video.

Just consider it part of the Chenglish experience.

There is also a flipping fish section, a huge display of
dried seeds, dried fruits and of course, tea.

While the video captures the sights, it can’t record the
unique smells of a Chinese grocer, even Wal-mart or Carrefour.

It’s a fragrant mix of dried sea creatures, durian and
overly ripe shoppers.

Also, count how many westerners you see.

That’s right.

Zilch.

 

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