Workmen

Workmen seem to be all over the place here in Shanghai and our experience the first few days is that often after encountering these gentlemen you're left scratching your head - for example:

The same guy who came to fix our dryer (basically an electrical problem) was the same guy called out to fix the leaking shower (basically a plumbing problem). A bit odd, but then we also caught him slacking off in front of the TV today watching Dora the Explorer with Juliet. A Chinese Electrician/Plumber who speaks no English and has a fondness for a Spanish-speaking cartoon character. Huh?!?!

The garbage gets picked up everyday by a guy on a bicycle with a piece of plywood mounted on the back. Huh?!?!

The house next door is currently being renovated and it's not uncommon to see 5-30 guys working there at any one time. This morning at about 8am we noticed a "Lucky House Fine Wine and Spirits" truck pull up. We thought maybe they were catering breakfast, but no, they were just dropping 15 guys off for a day on the job. Huh?!?!