Life and Travel in China

I'm currently listening to the electoral block (local elections) in the third program of Polish Radio. And I come to the conclusion that whoever we choose there, it will be paradise in Poland. Work, safety, free education, environmental protection, fight against drug addiction and prostitution, lower taxes... it's nice to hear. Their promises are really good!

The current population in China is 1,316,734,858, but tomorrow this number will be higher.

Some time ago I saw a Pole on the border with Hong Kong. How did I recognize him? Firstly, because I have such a gift, and secondly, because he had the same worn-out passport as me. It's a joke how Polish passports are produced (mine is new, supposedly EU, cherry in color, probably from 2004). What a scandal! The gold-plated emblem and the inscription passport on the cover simply wore off after a few weeks. How can this be? Mongolia already has better passports, what a shame! Each country has a normal passport with a visible emblem and nationality. Italian, Chinese, American, Canadian, Japanese... the whole world has normal passports, only Poland has such wonderful, invisible prints. Once, the officer even looked at my passport from every side - he had probably never seen such rubbish before. Someone should be responsible for this, right?! Passports aren't free for fuck's sake!

And Mr. Marek Niedźwiecki has just published a text in Trójka that he is receiving e-mails with stamps, and I quote, "From Japan, China, or something worse." Nice text, maybe the poor man won't even realize that he spoke about the middle country as if it was something bad.

Today I have prepared a list of vegetables and foods that are not available in China, or at least not available at retail, or are available in other parts of China. I have never been able to buy vegetables: parsley, celery, beets, radishes, Brussels sprouts, asparagus... definitely something else, but these are the most important. However, there is no shortage of green leafy vegetables and various varieties of cabbage (although they do not know sauerkraut at all). As for other products, I miss gelatin, cheese (especially white cheese), yeast, good mineral water (I'm not interested in Perrier), dark bread, Italian food, decent chocolate, there are probably no good cold meats, and Chinese sausages are nasty. In general, we have a completely different view on food and the usefulness or use of certain products. Fortunately, my wife cooks Polish dishes efficiently, and so do I, sometimes also Chinese dishes, or a mixed style. He also loves Polish cold cuts and sausages, cheese, sweets, juices, yogurts and mineral water.