Xian Wal-Mart – China

Yeah, it’s a Wal-Mart. Yeah, it’s in China. Is Wal-Mart a success in China? I don’t know. What I do know is that the average Chinese person under the age of thirty is smitten with western values. How do I know? Because they are such obvious consumers. They live with a cell phone in their hand. The wear clothing with writing on the clothes that is in English, not Chinese. Chinese knock-offs are of western products, not Chinese. I’ve yet to see a Chinese automobile. I’ve seen lots of Buicks. It’s hard to get a seat at a McDonald’s. Then again, it’s hard to get a seat anywhere that I’ve been in China.