It was a great day for globalization in the Jiajiayue last night. I was shopping with Dorothy when we saw this:
It’s Snapple! In Yantai! You have no idea how this warmed my little expat heart. Yes, I know you can find Coke in every corner of the planet, but I don’t actually like Coke.
That bottle of strawberry-kiwi goodness cost as much as the rest of my shopping put together (about $3 if you’re counting) but it was totally worth it.
Seeing this Snapple is my own object lesson in globalization, because when I came to China, just under a year ago, there wasn’t any Snapple in the supermarket. Don’t worry, Western products haven’t changed taken over the market, the blood-tracked floor, chicken feet and so forth are still there.
Whenever I hear of China’s groing economy and all the rapid changes in China, I’ll think of Snapple, sold next to chicken feet, noodles and cocoons.
Questions for you….Were you able to save any money while you were there? Are you going to be able to bring any leftover money home with you? I have no idea how much you got paid, so I figured I’d ask straight out. Just curious! ^__^