I heard the Numa Numa song blaring out of a record store in Shanghai, and then the next day here in the Internet cafe in Suzhou I sang 3 seconds of it and the kids across from it recognized it immediately and started singing it. I then opened up youtube and found a Numa version done by some guys on a US aircraft carrier (youtube Navy Numa Numa). Music and pop culture are now world phenomena.
I had a similar experience here with Chinese Chess. I got the person running the shop next to our hotel to teach me the game, and immediately we were able to make it work with a vocabulary of two words, 'yes' and 'no'. We spent 30 minutes on the first game, and he gave me every break he could, but the second game lasted only 15 minutes and it would have been quicker except he wa trying to make my demise a work of art. He didn't take my King, I actually conceded because he had set up his position so well. Later in Suzhou I saw crowds of 10 people hovering over four different chess boards in the park near the night market. I should have brough european chess for them to try.
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looks like a wonderful trip you have. the chess reminds me of our back gammon gambling night... Valerie and Maxime spent the entire day with us-baseball game, Oakland zoo, ice cream with coach Bob and dinner at home.
Take good care of yourself, everything here is fine including Libera!
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