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Originally posted by Pudmunkie:
I will end your life! You dont scare me!
LOL
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Originally posted by LittleFishie:
They have quite a few schools there. I spent 3 months at East China Normal University studying the women, enjoying the fine food, sampling the nightlife, and even learning a little Chinese. 
Oh, and the 'official' population is closer to 17 million, and believe to be as high as 21 with the floating population. That's a lot of people. 
If your parents lived in Pudong, you really had no use, but did you ride the Maglev at all? 431km/hr is screaming!
Never road the maglev, Ive seen it rippin by the highway tho!
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Originally posted by Pudmunkie:
Awesome. 
Great pics, thanks for sharing.
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Originally posted by Pudmunkie:
Chang, my parents and brother are over there in Pudong for 2 (more) years, for My dads work w/ Lear. Are you familiar with shanghai chang?
Very cool. Didn't know if you or someone in the family married into a Chinese family is all. 
Haven't been there in over 10 years. I was over there and about made people on bicycles crash into each other as they are turning their head staring at a 6'2" chinaman (at the time) walking down the street going to a local stand for some spicy beef soup noodles.
I was visiting my late grandmother on my father's side for the first time. She even gave me currency that was worth $20 USD as a belated birthday present. I was happy, but my parents put into realization that what she gave me was a month's wage being a telephone operator, AT 90 YEARS OLD. AND she was smaoking Malboro Reds since she was 16.
Love China, but love Taiwan as well, less military presence. Plus went to Taiwan and met with a Taiwanese Army General that was an army buddy of my dad's, back in the WWII era. Got to ride in a General's convoy onto a Army base, getting saluted to every where you went kinda crap. Got all the food and candy I wanted and asked for. This is all sweet when your 12 years old.
"Speak English... I am speaking Engrish..."
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I've been trying to send a package to pudong (Delphi CTC) for soooo long!! It'll make it to shanghai and then get sent back! 
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Yeah, shipping [censored] over there is kind of hit or miss. What carrier have you been using?
My mom tried to send some stuff to my dad before she joined him over there via UPS and it got sent back. She managed to get some stuff sent via USPS however.
If you've been using UPS, Fedex you may want to try USPS. Also, I see quite a few DHL vans over there!
Chang, ive never been to taiwan, but my dad does business all throughout asia. Im hoping to tag along on one of his excursions, I cant get enough of the whole area!
Your grandma was really nice too! They really dont get paid that much at all. Lear provides a driver to my dad to get him to work and such, and they pay him quite a bit more then the average person makes.
This last trip, I managed to make 100 US dollars last the whole time. Thats with gifts, and food and beer included!
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