Interesting facts about China..

Did you know that the most popular operation for women in China is to have the corners of their eyes slit so that they become more round and foreign looking? Did you know that Chinese men like to grow their finger nails long as a sign that they are of an upper class and do not have to do manual labour? Gurggling and flobbing a huge piece of yellow phlegm at the floor is totally acceptable - even in restaurants - although the Chinese governments are trying to crack down on this because of the spreading of bird flu disease. Did you know that Chinese dogs seem to resemble their owners? Ciggarettes are as expensive as hotel rooms? Jeremy currently has a rat sitting next to him as we sit in this internet room? There are no antiques left in this country as they have all been plundered through wars- so everything is a replica or a very expensive tourist attraction? The Chinese worship the earth worm and believe that a giant cock rules the world? I lay in bed all last night throwing up in a dust bin whilst Jeremy stroked my back and ran around the town trying to find me some clean drinking water? Chinese people are only supposed to have one child each and if they have any more that child is not suppported by the government or any of the medical systems? The first Chinese empress who happened to be a concubine of one of the former emperors had a passion for worms and decided to breed them which led to the huge success of silk trading throughout China. Chinese people believe that eating hot food is much better for the digestive system. If you ask a Chinese person what colour they are they say "yellow".