A Chinese lesson.
Eagle-eyed readers will have spotted that the pathetic contents of the kitchen do not include a corkscrew / bottle opener.
Fed up of opening bottles of my beloved Tsing Tao beer with a fork, I nipped down to the 24 hour convenience store which is just over the road from the apartment. I was back upstairs on the 18th floor with my brand new Chinese made corkscrew having parted with only 22RMB (£1.50) before the crisp cold dew drops on the side of the bottle could evaporate.
Flipping the cap off, the bottle-opener bit instantly broke, thus perfectly illustrating 2 things -
1) living in a city that is on-the-go 24 hours a day is very convenient
2) not everything that is cheap in China is good value (unlike my excellent shirts and suit).
posted by Chris Morgan @ 17:03
3 Comments:
Nice to see that the Chinese don't export all the cheaply made stuff. Best to keep some at home for quality control
I actually broke a toy last week getting it out of the package.
I remembered your post yesterday when I used the toilet brush here in my bright sunny London lower ground flat - and it broke down...
Ok, it wasn't brand new and I have no clue where it was made. But here you can think about value sometimes as well. Even if it's not cheap (i.e you only have to think about the fabulous tube which I enjoy every single day) ;-)
But I definitely enjoy your blog. As mentioned I will vote it for a webby award :-)
You enjoy your stay & till soon!
jan
Hmm, how I came from the screwdriver to he toilet brush...? I don't know... Maybe to get the alcohol and get rid of the filtered water from it both is an urgent need?
;-)
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