Shanghai China Snippets Observations about living in Shanghai and China in general

It looks like everything will be better in 5 years time in [tag]Shanghai[/tag]. As the Shanghai People’s Congress got together this week, maybe they still do, have no clue, they outlined their 11th [tag]Five Year Plan[/tag].

Thanks to the local gazette, I understand a bit more of the objectives.

I like to highlight one and sincerely hope it will not take 5 years to achieve.

“七不“ 规范 – qībù guīfàn – aka The 7 Don’ts Norms
(memorize this and say it out loud every 5 minutes when you walk in the street)

• Don’t Litter
• Don’t spit
• Don’t spoil green places
• Don’t damage public property
• Don’t use foul language
• Don’t smoke in public places

I hear you thinking, these are only 6 Don’ts. You’re absolutely right but for the local gazette 6 equals 7. Don’t blame me.