When you first come to China the whole world is turned on its head and there’s a good bit of calling your sister to exclaim, “You can’t imagine what I saw today!” Trash bags are too thin, middle-aged women don’t know how to use a can opener, and it appears that the population is kept in check by removing all warning labels and letting natural selection take its course. But gradually the shock wears off and without realizing it you come to the day when you are getting a little peckish as you’re wandering through the street market, and you turn to your child with perfect seriousness and say, “They have scorpion on a stick. Do you want some?” Read More