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‘unhygienic’ never tasted so good

I ate lunch for 12.5 cents today. And it filled me up good. Mom, you don’t have to worry about me going hungry in Shanghai.

I could easily write a book and call it “How to Eat Reasonably Well in the Pearl of the Orient for a Dollar a Day … and Still Get Back Some Change!” Well, actually right now it would likely be more of a pamphlet, consisting primarily of the vendors occupying the alleys and streets surrounding the Yan Chang Campus of Shanghai University. (Certainly, the text would not be of a length that would merit such an awkward and absurdly wordy title.)

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11.06.2002, 7:28 AM · Observations