Leaving on a Jet Train
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007On Wednesday I was dropped off at the main Beijing train station by Chen. I found the waiting area for the train and, well, waited. When it was time for the train to board, everyone in the room decided to conduct an experiment. The idea was to see just how many people could be squeezed through a single turnstile simultaneously. At times it seemed that some fundamental laws of the universe were being broken and different objects were actually coexisting in the same space. No matter what class I travel, it seems that all the Chinese people are scared of missing the train and all want to be first in line. The train staff seem to take some pleasure in only opening one entry point making the situation worse. It’s sort of like going to WalMart, which for some reason has thirty check out lanes but they never open more than two. [read on]
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