We went to Tai Yuan where the "locals" shop wholesale yesterday. I learned where all the purses, sunglasses and everything you find in New York City's China town comes from. In one building there were 6 floors of vendors. It is much like a U.S. Flea Market - however they sell in bulk for others to resale elsewhere. 
Here is China they batter for everything. You want a bottle of water, you batter, you want a Barbie doll, you batter. Little Donny was a little taken back by it all. First, it is very overwhelming because there are so many people. Then we stick out like a sore thumb. And everyone stares or comes up to us and wants to take our picture!
Donny did not understand all of the talking/yelling that went with battering. He believed we would find something and just buy it. When we went up to a toy vendor and began battering and then just walked away appearing to be mad and uninterested - he melted down. He thought that they would not sell us something because we were Americans. He started yelling at the vendor - "Your just being mean to us, because we are Americans.
We had to get out of the store - however, even outside in the street the children were overwhelmed because of all the people. We decided that it would just be best that Don and Dad take the kids home and Min and I would continue to shop.
Spiderman to the Rescue
What we did not realize that I took the backpack that had the house key in it. So when they arrived home - about a 1/2 hour drive they were locked out.
No worries. Thankfully the house is only on the second floor! Don crawled up a pipe on the side of the building, onto a little ledge, and in to a bedroom window.
The Chinese women that sit outside ran up to us when we arrived and told me, "two seconds." Meaning that Don scaled up the side of the building in two seconds. When we came back outside that evening everyone was pointing at Don and talking - that was more excitement then the old ladies had seen all week!
Kate and Dora are now calling him Spiderman! However, Donny lectured his father that climbing up a wall is not "thinking safety."
1 comment:
Shanyn thats interesting to hear how things are so different. I enjoyed readingthe blog. You have to get out there ad do something other than shop though.. lol Oh and in your blog I think you meant barter not batter right?
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