foreign expert and just plain experts

well, the inevitable has happened. the People's Republic of China has recognized my genius and issued me a Foreign Experts Certificate. According to the passport sized booklet, I am one of a few "Foreign Experts Working in the Fields of Culture and Education." Man, it is so cool.

now, back to the non-lazy. the chinese work all the time. on the bus riding back to chengdu on sunday, there were plenty of construction workers out. there is a shift working at all time in the apartment buildings to the northeast of me. at night, they make less noise, but the lights are on, and the cranes are moving. can you imagine working construction at 1:30 am on a monday morning. i think part of this has to do with the sheer number of people available for jobs (check out this construction crew from downtown [i count 17 blue jumpsuits]), but a lot has to do with sheer work ethic. they are willing to work harder for less. there are no immigrants doing poorly paid labor here. it's all chinese. very interesting, if you ask me, says the man with the easiest job in china.