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Why I love china

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Im back in the land of the lying b's. Aside from work, and people trying to poison me at every meal time, I'm having a great time.

In my hotel, none of the power sockets work, so I have a choice of unplugging the lights, and charging my stuff whilst sitting in the dark, or having the lights on, with nothing to do. I can only plug my adaptor in by jamming a screw driver into the socket first. So far I have avoided electrocution, which may actually be preferable to staying the night here.

There is a shop downstairs selling dodgy stuff. Named brand golf shirts, base ball hats (my favourite of which is a titleist visor with a wig sewn into it so it looks like you have loads of hair - titleist should really consider making this, as it is beyond cool).

I have a choice of golf clubs I can buy. Ping k15, titleist 909, vokey wedges, a scotty Newport no.2, a selection of tm irons, and a complete set of rbz woods, hybrids and drivers.

The most expensive item is the rbz driver, at 150 rmb. At 12 to the pound, I have my doubts about its genuineness though.

They also do footjoy golf shoes and gloves. I might buy a pair of shoes, as they might actually be water proof. Some things you just can't copy that badly.

I can also buy Bally work shoes. These are so badly made its laughable, but then I have never seen any real ones to compare them too.

About to go out to dinner with a slimy git for some food and beer. Well, I say beer, as the fake bud I am drinking now is only 3% which makes the real stuff taste good. This is not a good thing, as bud sucks.

I am also drinking it out of a tea cup, as there are no glasses in the room.

I could move on to a small bottle of red wine. Produced and bottled by sino-French, a joint venture dynasty winery. Hmm, can't wait. I'm guessing 6%, as there is nothing stated on the bottle. Probably Sarsons, under a different label.
 
The image of you sipping beer out of a teacup has cheered me right up! thanks for that! :D

You should buy a handful of knock off golf shirts and bring them back. I'd buy one off you if the price is right and they look ok. Can't be much worse than the stuff that Sports Direct stock.
 
This thread is useless without pictures of said items :thup:




I'm particularly interested in the visor... :whistle:

I can't really take pictures, or they will think I am the counterfeit police. I might just buy the visor, so I can post a picky of it. I'll see if I have time tomorrow.
 
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