Well, yeah- the Foreign Teachers share this expression: "Surprise! Shanghai!" as we share our daily stories.
Here's mine for a Monday morning.
Going to the Ladies Toilet as I teach class 1, 2 & 3 in the morning ( 7:55 a.m. to 10:30 a.m ) and I drink lots of water and tea.
Crashing, fluttering and craziness there. I look up and a pigeon has made it's way in and can't find it's way out. Large windows- no screens ( see earlier posts).
Make my way out without Pigeon "droppings" on my head. Sheesh…….how do I even report this problem?
Get to Junior 2 Class and chaos is ensuing. Girls are screaming and the boys are taking pictures with their cell phones: Dead Fish Head on the floor in the classroom. No kidding. This is Shanghai. Our windows face the garbage area of the Canteen/Kitchen. Someone has thought it would be funny to tosh this sucker into our classroom for the weekend and let it rot. ( I probably ATE the rest of the thing for Lunch on Friday).
I get the Aiyeh ( Auntie - or Cleaning lady) and gesture for her to gather her broom and dustbin- even she is horrified by the fish head.
Welcome to Monday in Shanghai……..
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