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The Kindle comes in two versions, wifi and 3g+wifi. US139 for wifi and US189 for 3g+wifi. They were pretty adamant that they could not get a 3g version for me but they might have been around. I don't really need 3g anyway.
I live in Jiangsu province and when I go to Shanghai, I ride my motorcycle. I have never figured out why people even own cars in Shanghai, since the taxis are fantastic. I park my bike near Hong Mei Lu and simply hop in a cab. I have ridden my motorcycle all through the city but it is much more convenient to use the taxi.
I was in Shanghai during a flood and the traffic jam was monstrous. It took me an hour just to get out of the city on my motorbike, due to the oh so charming Chinese trait of driving on sidewalks when they might be inconvenienced waiting for 15 seconds, and abandoning their cars due to the water right in the middle of the sidewalk, which usually has barriers on both sides. Of course, with the drivers simply getting out of their cars in the middle of the roads and leaving them there as well, the result was a nine-hour gridlock.
If a driver in China is slowing down, they are about to do something stupid. (Not an attack on you Nathanael, but I have been riding my motorcycle for five years now and have seen the most amazing acts of stupidity displayed by Chinese drivers.)My favourite of all time, was the guy driving over Suzhou Creek on the bridge suddenly stopping at the top, blocking two lanes, and getting out of his car for a piss and a chat on his cellphone, oblivious to the honking behind him. If he tried this in Canada, he would be beaten to a pulp in 10 seconds.
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