{"id":1738,"date":"2009-10-29T02:39:09","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T07:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2009-11-03T11:05:32","modified_gmt":"2009-11-03T16:05:32","slug":"this-can-only-happen-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/29\/this-can-only-happen-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"This Can Only Happen in China!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; color: blue; font-family: Arial;\">A whole street with all the famous Brand Name Shops<br \/>\nTo be opened at Wen An Jie \u2013 Shanghai<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1739\" title=\"China1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China1.jpg\" alt=\"China1\" width=\"588\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1740\" title=\"China2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China2.jpg\" alt=\"China2\" width=\"564\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China2.jpg 564w, https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; color: blue; font-family: Arial;\">Yuppies&#8217; favorite. Starbucks&#8230;.being reversed, called Bucksstar&#8230;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1741\" title=\"China3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China3.jpg\" alt=\"China3\" width=\"564\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China3.jpg 564w, https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Pizza&#8230;Huh ?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1742\" title=\"China4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China4.jpg\" alt=\"China4\" width=\"588\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China4.jpg 588w, https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: blue; font-family: Arial;\">Delicious Haagen &#8230;just change the d to b, easy enough?<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: blue; font-family: Arial;\">haagen-daze vs haagon-bozs<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1744\" title=\"China5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China5.jpg\" alt=\"China5\" width=\"588\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China5.jpg 588w, https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: blue; font-family: Arial;\">7-11, lower- end brand name, let&#8217;s copy,<br \/>\ncall it T-11, hardly any difference T and 7&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: blue; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1743\" title=\"China6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China6.jpg\" alt=\"China6\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China6-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;\">Brand name bakery<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1745\" title=\"China7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China7.jpg\" alt=\"China7\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;\">You got to know this one. Why not omg =oh my god ! Unbeatable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1746\" title=\"China8\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China8.jpg\" alt=\"China8\" width=\"612\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China8.jpg 612w, https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China8-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: small;\"><span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span>Watsons?<br \/>\nNo, it is Watons &#8211; brand name drug store<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: small;\"><span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1747\" title=\"China9\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China9.jpg\" alt=\"China9\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China9.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/China9-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: small;\"><span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span>When the street opens, it will be incredibly stunning.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-9460716267036836\";\n\/* 728x90, LeaderboardTxtandImage *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4176597970\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 728;\ngoogle_ad_height = 90;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A whole street with all the famous Brand Name Shops To be opened at Wen An Jie \u2013 Shanghai Yuppies&#8217; favorite. Starbucks&#8230;.being reversed, called Bucksstar&#8230; Pizza&#8230;Huh ? Delicious Haagen &#8230;just change the d to b, easy enough? haagen-daze vs haagon-bozs &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/29\/this-can-only-happen-in-china\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[147],"tags":[58,172,173,170,171],"class_list":["post-1738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","tag-china","tag-funny","tag-humor","tag-shanghai","tag-wen-an-jie"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1738\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}