The Epic Dinner

So I would have to say if we have no more great nights in China this night will be the most epic!! Extremely hilarious and fun! It all began with wine glasses sitting on our table. We all got excited to see it becuz personally we were all tired of the beer or sprite they offered. The wine list unfortunately was all in Chinese so we asked our tour guide to interpret. I do not know why he had such a hard time, it was almost like he WOULDN'T read us what was on the wine list because it wasn't included in the cost of the meal, but we constantly stated that we WOULD pay for it if necessary. They brought us instead this sherry and told one of our companions it would turn her into “dragon lady” and it makes noodles stand up! “OHHHH nooo” she said, “My husband isn't here” We all laughed and began to drink the sprite and beer that was the “norm”. While we were being served our food we noticed everything was pretty much the same that we have for lunch and dinner here and recalled the tour guide saying “Not all food the same. But you foreigner not tell sometime cuz it slight difference” Slight is an understatement... there is NO difference all you do is add a different sauce!! So to say the least we were all very much tired of just eating white rice for lack of a better choice of food. I didnt take well to pork belly and discretely spit it out into my napkin and after seeing a full fledge FISH eyeballs and all I pretty much lost my appetite. When all hope was lost I decided to wait for the chicken that usually fills in the loose ends of dinner and leaves me if not full a tad bit satisfied and I wasn’t the only one waiting. One couple didnt eat fish at all so they kept asking about the chicken, next thing u know they had closed the door we had in a private dining quarters and we heard arguing in chinese. Next thing we know he comes in with a sad face stating “uhhh no chicken tonight ok?” This didnt sit well with Cindy and she was asking why and that she hadnt eaten much because she didnt eat fish and he said “you wait till tomorrow lunch, okay?” to this we all LAUGHED because how would lunch satisfy the hunger that existed right then and there he continued to say, “We have to kill chicken” then did a face as if he was wringing his neck “it would take long prepare it, pluck feathers, cut off head” at this point Cindy LOST it and started to laugh hysterically. She had to leave the table and go for a walk. “By all means,” she said “Dont kill the chicken on my behalf”. The tour guide kept stating that these recipes have existed over 1000 years in China which makes them special for us and to sum up all our thoughts perfectly Collin a male in our group said, “Our ancestors have had recipes 1000 years ago... we dont still cook them”

To top the night off, three last things were said by our female tour guide Laura. One was they dont eat many desserts here in China. Not much sugar at all. When she came to the states she met a man who said he made desserts in his shop and told her he would be her “sugar daddy” she of course took this literally, but we ALL know he was WRONG for that one. She still has no idea... someone tell her PLEASE.

Second night topper was while on the bus she said they were not allowed to hunt because the want to protect their world, their “environment” and Cindy speaks out and says... “THE CHICKEN” 

Third night topper is when Laura was comparing Shanghai to Hangzhou where we are now and said Hangzhou was like little girl compared to Shanghai but she loved her lil town. John an older gentleman speaks out and says “Its okay... you have a sugar daddy”... *laughter follows*....

EPIC NIGHT