I don't think so.
I'll be making some time to see the sights and report back to you on the cultural front, to be sure. My initial impressions are really positive. This city is so orderly and clean. The people are friendly. It's been nothing but a fabulous experience so far.
OK. there is one thing that kinda bothers me. Spitting. I see a lot of spitting and it kinda makes me feel a little yucky. Maybe it's a cultural thing. But I was very pleased to see this sign:
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(you guys just go ahead and send that one into Jay Leno. I provide these tidbits to you as a public service FOC)
Also, I just wanted to tell you it is a glorious day in Shanghai. Bright sunshine, in stark contrast to the overcast and dreary weather we've had since I got here. I'm still jet lagged so i'm getting up really, really early. This morning I went out for a run. It was so wonderful, you guys. (only problem is that my face turns all red when i exercise and it takes an hour to go back to its normal color. thankfully, i don't exercise all that frequently, so it's not so much of a recurring problem.)
Today I'm planning to spend most of the day at the Sun Developer Advisory Council.
Also, I have a special, super-mondo huge interview scheduled for later this afternoon but not telling who it's with until after it happens.
I know, you're dying to know... OK. here's a hint... keyword: ponytail.
:-)
mary