Danger! Will Robinson, Danger!

Before moving here I had to admit, I was a little scared that China was going to take over the World – and I'm not saying that it still won't happen, but after living here for almost a year and as much as I have really enjoyed most of the people that I've met, I see that they still have a long way to go. I have been trying to write this blog for more than a week worried that I might sound too angry or say something offensive but realize this is just part of my emotional journey - this just happens to be the chapter on "anger and frustration" – China this, China that - I also realize I could come up with the top 10 reasons why the American government sucks and yes, I do know that my fellow Americans are not perfect either – so please take this for what it is – just venting….

Top 10 Reasons Why China is not ready for World Domination
1. Escalators need to go in both directions
2. Anti-freeze is bad and therefore should not be an ingredient in edible items such as toothpaste and cough syrup.
3. Uh, same as above but adding melamine to dog food.
4. Vaccinations made only of saline will not help control disease.
5. Fresh Frozen plasma should actually be fresh frozen plasma (ie blood product), and not a bag of dyed solution that was found to be Polysorbate-80 – but only after it was given to 1800 patients in Southern China.
6. Baby formula which contains flour as its main nutritional source is also bad.
7. Promoting KFC and McDonalds as health foods.
8. Not understanding that in 30 years that there will be a lot of frustrated Chinese men out there because they feel having a male child is far superior to their destiny than keeping their girls.
9. Believing that cloth face masks worn all day will prevent you from getting the bird flu and other communicable disease, but not understanding that spitting, coughing (without covering your mouth), launching snot lugies, peeing and pooping in public more than cancels that effort out.
10. Not educating your citizens that all the above is happening, but instead thinking the solution to the health safety issues is sentencing the top drug official to death.