Given that most foreigners in Nanjing are not native speakers, it must be interesting when they check their dictionaries after listening to Metro announcements. Apart from the scary “terminal station”, why is there a prohibition against “scalping”? Isn’t this normal practice in most countries. Of course, this regulation is discriminatory. It gives bald people an unfair advantage. Ah, our Nanjing Metro – the gift that keeps on giving!
The Xianlin Wanda Mall has now become a massive structure with towers rearing over 40 levels into our tainted skies. The hill views are severely obstructed, but for those on the living on the northern side, there is still the beauty of the lake. That is, until you look down from a height and the still waters reflect the opposite wall of apartments and offices.
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