My first train ride in Asia and boy, what a dozee! I spent 36 hours cramped in a little sleeper trying to teach english and learn as much mandarin as possible with the lady sitting opposite me. It was good times and at one stage I was the star of the carriage with a whole huddle of chinese people around me glancing at my pictures of teaching in Korea and then patting my head saying how tall I was. It was all fun and games until an old man started saying something in mandarin that got the crowd amped...he probably thought I was American. I quietly returned to my sleeper and pretended to sleep. The man below me had an abnormal snore which kept the cabin awake till the early hours and it didn't help that he enjoyed sleep talking as well.....at one point I swear I heard him speak english! A couple beside me got told off for gambling against each other and a dude down the end of the carriage had a good ol fashioned hurl over the floor....nice one ya douche, next time get to the toilet in time. I woke up on my first night on the train and scurried to the toilet as fast as I could and almost didn't make it! It's been a week of pooing water....badabababa I loving it! Thank the heavens that toilet paper is cheap here! In total I spent two nights on the train and had a good look at the countryside....all I can say is RICE!!!! Heres a small clip you should check out to understand the finer details of Asian culture.....http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/asianpride.htm. Well I arrived in Shanghai, said goodbye to all my fans and gave them all a big toothy grin before jumping on the metro. I got of at where I thought was a guesthouse and proceeded to find it. I looked high and low for it and it started to rain.....arse! I finally found it and all that was left was an empty lot with a few bulldozers rumaging around in side........spanked arse! I jumped back on the metro and finally found a place called, wait for it.....CAPTAIN HOSTELLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! I checked in for 70 RMB which is around 12 NZD and met a as always friendly group of Koreans who took me for breakfast. I think the plan for the rest of the day is to hunt down soju, this was discussed during breaky.....wish me luck! Oh yeah theres a bar here called KIWI BAR!!! I know where I'll be tonight for at least a few!
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