As promise to Yao Ming, S. Francis will visit Shanghai on July 25th!!

FYI, Jermaine O'Neal is already in shanghai now:


http://sports.sina.com.cn/nike/2004-07-16/12531001882.shtml

On a side note, you have to give SINA news some credit, I failed to find such news
in any US portals, include google yahoo and cnet etc.

 

I have a hard time finding the Yao jerseys in Shanghai, I think most are bootlog. I think most things here are anyway. Go to Xiang Yang market and you'll find a whole bunch of goodies. They will swarm when you get there especially if you don't look Chinese. People here have little knowledge of personal space.

Haggling is a must and like people stated, start low. If its too low for them then walk away (they'll let you walk-if its doable they call you back), there's another vendor around the corner.

 

Yes. This is Shanghai ,and its only only a corner of her.
Now ,close your mouth please. Take it easy.

 

Is this the other corner?

 

All right. Old buidings are being knocked down while modern skyscrapers are rising up at the "Shanghai Speed" .Did you ever hear about it ?

 

I can see clearly a "Long Live the Chinese Communist Party!" slogan somewhere in the picture.

 

GOD bless your American people!

 

It's more likely in the ugly corner than the beautifual one.

 

I wonder how well Steve Francis speaks Mandarin

 

In process of building the new high rises. The people in the pics are likely migrant workers from the country side, similar to our work force from south of the border.

I definitely feel that the gap from the rich and poor are rising, most people that can live in the high rises aren't even Shanghainese, a lot of Japanee, Taiwan, Hongkong and Chinese Americans live in the buildings pictured.

Only shanghainese matter in shanghai. Mandarin just gets you ripped off slightly less than english. But people treat you better if you speak english.

 

sgm: was that taken from Raffles City?

 

Perhaps.I don't know as it was not taken by me .It seems there is such a scene in your brain. SlamN , you have been there,don't you?What you can see in this pic is the People's Square.Yup, Raffles City is there.

 

Man, that's a beautiful city. If I wasn't piss poor from paying for college I'd try to take a trip there!

 

Welcome! And she is also one of the safest cities in the world.
And the night life is so exciting!!!

 

I live here now and work in the building, just thought you were too.

 

I'll say it again:

Reebok

$$$$$$

 

Nah, they're all fake... and here is why:

1 - the space between the two Chinese characters (which says China obviously) is too wide...

2 - there should be no name displayed on the back of the jerseys at this point of time, until the Olympics...

3 - where is the ******* Nike swoosh on the right hand side of the front jersey?

4 - the yellow colour on these "authentic" jerseys are too light compared to the ones worn in tournaments...

 

Man, Shanghai is awsome. I wish I can go there soon.