Chengdu to Burma: the good, the bad and the grotesque
Thursday, October 25th, 2007Streetsign in Chengdu
Think of France and you have more cultural associations than you can wave a baguette at. The same goes for Italy; the cheek pinching Mamma, pizza, or maybe its most famous export, the Mafia. (yeah alright, most guys would argue that Monica Belluci’s breasts are Italian icons). Each country has its emblems, cultural or…not (just stay with me here). China is no exception. Mao’s flabby profile, dancing dragons, and pandas are probably some of the images which come to mind. For me personally, the reigning emblem of China is something far more humble. Enter the Thermos Flask. The people’s flask contains the mother’s milk of the biggest nation on earth, namely hot water. I wouldn’t be surprised if Chinese babies were born with a flask in one hand. Ofcourse we already know that in the other hand they’re clutching Mao’s Little Red Book.