what are our expectations? which of the things we desire are within reach? if not now, when? and will there be some left for me? i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found some something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la china s younger generation is driving a growth in consumption. this is where the real power is china. if you live in manhattan like i do and you think you live in the center of the world, this place, shanghai, will confront you with a very different reality. turn down a side street, it s an ancient culture. a centuries-old mix of culinary traditions, smells, flavors. a block away, this. an ultra modern, clanging cash register, levels of wealth, luxury, the sheer volume of things and services unimagined by the greediest, most bourgeois of capitalist imperialists. the city split by the
here s the thing. even with the modern china rising out of the ground all around you, even with all the things, the same things you see for sale everywhere where people have money these days, even with all that, there s still this china. shouning road, just south of people s square. it s still happening the good, old stuff. the china you first fell in love with. walk down the street and look in any direction, and there s something to eat. i may not know what it is immediately, but chances are it s good. we talk about foodies, and what the hell does that mean? by current definition, best i can understand it, that makes just about every chinese person i ever laid eyes on a foodie.
anthony: here s the thing. even with the modern china rising out of the ground all around you, even with all the things the same things you see for sale everywhere where people have money these days even with all that, there s still this china. shouning road, just south of people s square. it s still happening. the good old stuff. the china you first fell in love with. walk down the street and look in any direction and there s something to eat. i may not know what it is immediately, but chances are it s good. we talk about foodies, and what the hell does that mean? by current definition, best i can understand it, that makes just about every chinese person i ever laid eyes on a foodie, which is, to say, a perfectly
anthony: here s the thing. even with the modern china rising out of the ground all around you, even with all the things the same things you see for sale everywhere where people have money these days even with all that, there s still this china. shouning road, just south of people s square. it s still happening. the good old stuff. the china you first fell in love with. walk down the street and look in any direction and there s something to eat. i may not know what it is immediately, but chances are it s good. we talk about foodies, and what the hell does that mean? by current definition, best i can understand it, that makes just about every chinese person i ever laid eyes on a foodie, which is, to say, a perfectly reasonable person who enjoys and
anthony: here s the thing. even with the modern china rising out of the ground all around you, even with all the things the same things you see for sale everywhere where people have money these days even with all that, there s still this china. shouning road, just south of people s square. it s still happening. the good old stuff. the china you first fell in love with. walk down the street and look in any direction and there s something to eat. i may not know what it is immediately, but chances are it s good. we talk about foodies, and what the hell does that mean? by current definition, best i can understand it, that makes just about every chinese person i ever laid eyes on a foodie, which is, to say, a perfectly reasonable person who enjoys and