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I’m still getting used to Hefei. Some things I love about it… some things are making me almost constantly irritated at the moment.

When we first arrived and spent a few hours looking at houses I got terribly overheated so Patrick’s mum took me for a three hour facial, hair wash and massage to cool down. This I can get used to.

The fact that there is an internet cafe policeman hovering about behind me at the moment and apparently checking I don’t break any internet laws is a little odd.

I am not sure what sets off their alarms, but every now and then, the staff will start yelling and Internet Cafe Policeman runs off to shut down someone’s computer.

I love the fact that unlike Tokyo, everything is open all the time, and we never get shuffled out the door early because a place is closing. If we are hungry at 3am, there are plenty of places to choose from.

I’m a little annoyed that after only three days here, my shoes suddenly look 15 years old. The place is just so unbelievably dirty. Keeping our apartment clean is going to be really hard work.

I love that when we go out to eat, we order what we want whether it is on the menu or not, and no one minds one bit if it isn’t.

I don’t like days when it is 38 degrees, I am grumpy, dripping with sweat and clearly not at my best, and everyone is pointing me out to their children. Generally, I much prefer to go unnoticed when I am looking like shit.

Finally, I love Hefei, because the people are happy.

Hopefully after I have been here a while I’ll soak up this attitude and stop whinging about the small irritations in life…

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