I'm in Shanghai for a business trip and have a very ordinary start of the day. I head out of the apartment where I'm staying and am greeted by a old lady wielding a butcher's knife! She's 20 feet away and waving it towards me to get my attention.
Me... my body is angled away, my muscles are bunched and I am ready to leg it like Carl Lewis. But my friend standing next to me, he's Mr Cool. Now my Mandarin isn't great, so my friend takes control of the conversation and happily answers her questions.
Apparently she is looking for the exit to the development so, he points her to the right direction. So happens, that's the way we are going so we maintain distance. When we get outside, my friend explains to me that she was looking for the exit as there is a push-cart vendor there that sharpens knives!
I've got pictures to prove it too. Just another ordinary morning in China.
Knife Sharpener Push Cart Vendor
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