It is what it is. The cities are 10 miles apart but totaly independent of each other.
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It is what it is. The cities are 10 miles apart but totaly independent of each other.
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I liked it in China. I think the NHL trying to expand out there is smart. More $$$$
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Shinzawa: Playing Frogger on the streets of Shenzhen
Like every Bostonian, I consider jaywalking a personal right. It makes me laugh to visit cities like Washington, of all places, where pedestrians politely wait for walk signs to blink.
Yet in Shenzhen, I held my ground until the walk signs flashed green. I like staying upright, after all.
Even in a modern city like Shenzhen, there appear to be few rules regarding traffic. White and yellow lines, usually regarded as strict boundaries elsewhere, do not even qualify as suggestions to Shenzhen drivers. They wander in and out of lanes without thinking of using turn signals or looking for existing impediments. When, not if, traffic grinds to a halt, impatient cars simply bang a U-turn in search of alternate routes. Pedestrians used to cars giving them the right of way run the risk of tire treads becoming permanent tattoos on their feet.
Then there are the two-wheeled combatants. Bikes, scooters, and motorcycles sometimes go on the roads, but they also consider themselves at home on the sidewalks too. It does not matter if you are walking on territory that, in America, is strictly limited to foot traffic. You must always be on alert, subject to be sideswiped by a moped charging to its destination.
The stunning thing about all this mayhem is the absence of yard sales, to say nothing about fatalities. If this kind of recklessness took place in the Back Bay, Newbury Street would be choked with broken bodies, bikes, and strollers. Boston would operate under martial law.
In Shenzhen, nobody even blinks. This is common life amid the absence of common sense. Pedestrians walk in their straight lines and motorists travel in their curvy ones, all while staring at their ubiquitous phones.
Like every Bostonian, I consider jaywalking a personal right. It makes me laugh to visit cities like Washington, of all places, where pedestrians politely wait for walk signs to blink.
Yet in Shenzhen, I held my ground until the walk signs flashed green. I like staying upright, after all.
Even in a modern city like Shenzhen, there appear to be few rules regarding traffic. White and yellow lines, usually regarded as strict boundaries elsewhere, do not even qualify as suggestions to Shenzhen drivers. They wander in and out of lanes without thinking of using turn signals or looking for existing impediments. When, not if, traffic grinds to a halt, impatient cars simply bang a U-turn in search of alternate routes. Pedestrians used to cars giving them the right of way run the risk of tire treads becoming permanent tattoos on their feet.
Then there are the two-wheeled combatants. Bikes, scooters, and motorcycles sometimes go on the roads, but they also consider themselves at home on the sidewalks too. It does not matter if you are walking on territory that, in America, is strictly limited to foot traffic. You must always be on alert, subject to be sideswiped by a moped charging to its destination.
The stunning thing about all this mayhem is the absence of yard sales, to say nothing about fatalities. If this kind of recklessness took place in the Back Bay, Newbury Street would be choked with broken bodies, bikes, and strollers. Boston would operate under martial law.
In Shenzhen, nobody even blinks. This is common life amid the absence of common sense. Pedestrians walk in their straight lines and motorists travel in their curvy ones, all while staring at their ubiquitous phones.
I found a new appreciation for crosswalks after 2 weeks in Manila.
Dodging cars and scooters should be an Olympic sport
The #1 star on Saturday went to
I am old enough to remember when China was more mysterious than the Moon
Video: 2/20/1972: President Nixon Visits China
I am old enough to remember when China was more mysterious than the Moon
Video: 2/20/1972: President Nixon Visits China
08SeaBass08
Maybe next year.
A woman runs in the rainstorm as Typhoon Mangkhut approaches, in Shenzhen, China September 16, 2018
Judd Sirott with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman
Judd chats with the Commissioner before the first game in Shenzhen
I thought I knew what to expect - not even close 
Shinzawa: Bruins immersed in wonder at Great Wall of China
BEIJING — “Holy shit,” said David Pastrnak.
Pastrnak, Jake DeBrusk, and video coach J.P. Buckley had been standing atop one of the watchtowers of the Great Wall’s Mutianyu section, accessible only because of boosts from Brandon Carlo and Kevan Miller. Pastrnak’s utterance came when he turned around from his perch, identified how high he was above a perilous drop, and felt the rush of danger.
This, mind you, coming from a 22-year-old adrenaline junkie whose regular work hazards include being chased by 220-pound monsters with sticks, elbows, and other assorted appendages meant to break bones.
Shinzawa: Bruins immersed in wonder at Great Wall of China
Shinzawa: Bruins immersed in wonder at Great Wall of China
BEIJING — “Holy shit,” said David Pastrnak.
Pastrnak, Jake DeBrusk, and video coach J.P. Buckley had been standing atop one of the watchtowers of the Great Wall’s Mutianyu section, accessible only because of boosts from Brandon Carlo and Kevan Miller. Pastrnak’s utterance came when he turned around from his perch, identified how high he was above a perilous drop, and felt the rush of danger.
This, mind you, coming from a 22-year-old adrenaline junkie whose regular work hazards include being chased by 220-pound monsters with sticks, elbows, and other assorted appendages meant to break bones.
Shinzawa: Bruins immersed in wonder at Great Wall of China
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