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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.
February 5th, 2013 at 1:08 am and that’s literally Yak wieners
April 6th, 2013 at 6:39 pm Ginger- how do you know what to buy? how can you ask for something? does anyone there speak English? the conditions seemed much better than street vendor meat and such…no westeners and not too many children either…wish we had smellvision…maybe not…hope you are well!