Anyway, back to Friday...I had a friend visiting from Wuhan, and I tried and failed to get in touch with her about dinner. A major downside of the mobile phone networks in China is that you have to pay for incoming calls, and once you're out of credit, it's very difficult to top up if you're not in your own city. So, I accepted my second offer for dinner and went out with some coworkers and acquaintances. They'd pretty much finished by the time I got there, but I did managed to eat something and we sat around chatting for a while before we ordered the delicious frozen desserts that the restaurant is renowned for. In the meantime, a surprise chair pulled up next to me. It turned out that, in a city of nearly 20 million people, the friend I was trying to get hold of was sitting at the table right next to me. She hadn't realised until then because I had my back to them, and was sitting behind a really tall guy. He moved at some point, and she recognised my hoodie. How fantastic. We caught up for a bit, ate dessert, and then parted ways. I spent the rest of the night playing mahjohng and eating peanuts. Enough of the training rounds, I want to play for money next time. Watch me become more Chinese every day!
Speaking of Chinese and desserts, I've just started reading 'angry asian man', and that's where I found what he's deemed 'the most racist dessert ever'. Prejudice is a dish best served cold. With an umbrella.
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