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- Ingrid Booz Morejohn
- Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- I began traveling to China in 1985 and have lived here since 2006. This blog is meant to be a source of information about China and Asia and at the same time a link between Sweden and the Chinese world. I'm extremely curious, with a wandering mind, so you will find postings about the strangest things. Information is kept relatively timeless, so even earlier postings will be relevant at a later date. Photographs and books are my passion and lifeblood so you will see a lot of them. I welcome input, comments and questions from all visitors, both English and Swedish speakers and will gladly answer queries. NOTE: All text and photographs on this website are © Ingrid Booz Morejohn or as otherwise stated. Please don't use them without permission. Feel free to quote me, or link to this blog if proper credit is given. If you would like to see more photographs kindly visit my website: www.ingridboozmorejohn.com or Flickr Photostream. I have also written and photographed three books on Chinese culture: "Resa till Kina", "Kinesiska symboler" and "På kinesiskt vis".
Yes, it's wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteThaipeople as well they sleep everywhere and anytime.
I am collecting these odd places and I wonder, why!
But my theory at least in Thailand - could be that they all sleep in the same bed and might not sleep very well also fighting the heat - so they simply has to Catch up......what do you think?
I'd like to make a small photo book just with pictures of Chinese sleeping, anywhere but their bed! Shouldn't be too hard to get together 150 pix. I agree with your theory in part, depends on the income level of the people though. The poorest people are bone tired all the time from lack of sleep (like you say sharing a bed with someone else and being repeatedly woken up), but also here in China not getting enough healthy food to keep you going through the day, working seven days a week for more than ten hours and constantly worrying about life. The girl up top is sleeping out of sheer boredom and "tristess" I think (KFC worker), the guy in the middle got too exhausted as a tourist at the Forbidden City, the guys down below have no excuse, they have enough money to have a good life, in Chengdu there problem is probably too much mahjong all night, too much baijiu (liquer) and girlfriends that want to shop too much! I totally admire their ability to sleep in public though, without caring what anyone things about them or how they look. I'd like to be able to do that!
ReplyDeleteI'm also not surprised that you don't find them curled up with a cuddling blanket, snoring away in the bed section of Ikea!
ReplyDeleteahha, i'm looking forward to reading that book, it must be funny!!!
ReplyDeleteMy Li, it might put you to sleep! I think that many Chinese sleep whenever they can as a way to get away from all the "noise" that is in China. Everyday they are constantly surrounded with noise, sounds and people disturbing their peace of mind and this is a way of "zoning out" as they say in the US. Mr Li, please tell me, why do the Chinese sleep all the time? Mr B said you used to sleep on the bus to Ya'an!
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