$1.46 Dinner

And no, it wasn't the Costco hot dog/soda special. I skipped lunch today b/c I had a large breakfast and b/c I'm not entirely adjusted to the time yet. So for dinner, I thought I'd go walk around to see what's nearby. After walking for about 10-15 minutes, I turned onto Leshan Road which seemed to be a local neighborhood food street with a fresh veggie/fruit market as well. There were many food options with menus all in Chinese, which I can't read any of it. They must not get too many tourists in this part of the City, which is good b/c I hate white people. Just kidding, that was a joke.

Pretty much every menu I looked at, I couldn't read. But if that was to stop me, then hell I'd starve to death within the next 3-4 days. So I popped into a small place and pointed at an XLB steam tray and someone else's bowl of noodles. This place also had a "Milk" movie poster on the wall, which was quite random. Maybe the owner is a strong supporter of gay rights, who knows. Or maybe he likes Sean Penn or thought the poster was advertising cow milk, whatever, but I digress.

I'm starting to notice this more as I get questions/comments from people around here. Most of the time, it's the usual -- where are you from, are you an overseas Chinese, wow you're tall, where are your parents from, your mandarin is pretty good (i know theyre lying), where did you learn to speak mandarin, etc. I haven't met enough expats to know this for sure, but I think 2nd generation overseas Chinese is still kind of an oddity here, especially those who are 6'3".

Anyhow, end of the meal, I paid 10 rmb for one XLB steamer (which was ok, not dintaifung quality) and one bowl of noodles. According to http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter?u#from=CNY;to=USD;amt=10 that would be $1.46! And now, I even found a shortcut, so I may be going there more often... woo hoo