7/9/08

Stunned Fish

Today I witnessed one of the most Chinese things I've ever seen.

The owner at my local restaurant came outside to weigh a live fish on a scale. The customer followed to make sure he didn't cheat. The fish was still alive and wiggling a lot in the net, but he reached in to pull it out. I thought "there's no way that fish will stay still on the scale .. what's he doing?" He then held the fish in his hand, held it up above his head, and threw the fish full force into THE SIDEWALK. Keep in mind that the customer was watching the whole time. The fish now stopped moving and he put it on the scale, the customer checked the weight, and they both went inside to cook and eat.

The best part? The owner was smoking a cigarette the entire time.

Yay China.

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