I went to get a haircut yesterday at this popular salon on Sichuan Lu. The moment I sat down in the chair, my stylist asked, "So, you study abroad right?" Apparently, they could tell I wasn't from China even before I tested my Chinese. We chatted a bit, and he kept telling me how Americans don't know how to cut hair, and that it's a much more advanced art in Asia. Advanced to be sure... just looking at the complicated hairstyles of the people in the salon is enough to make me feel like I was still living a couple decades in the past.

My laptop cannot get internet right now, so I will probably not get to upload any pictures till I get to Beijing.