PostModern Jetlag

I’m too jetlagged to respond to AKMA and Tom Matrullo’s latest entries in the Post-Modern AKMA blogthread. In fact, I’m too tired to copy and paste the links; they’re both in my blogrolodex to the left. Both are excellent.

I’m in Shanghai with my 11-year-old son. We slept about 4 hours on the plane and about 4 hours last night, which is not nearly enough. We spent the morning walking to the Yu Yuan Gardens on the other side of the river. I can’t tell the real Chinese from the preserved Chinese to the re-created Chinese. (I’m talking about the buildings, not the people, you wise-acres.) One part of town struck me like a Chinese Chinatown, that is, an attempt to build a place that would meet the expectation of tourists. But, lacking language, I can’t tell.

Anyway, Shanghai at first glance is complex, vital and amazing. So far, Hong Kong seems like the place most like it. But it’s amazing how empowering lack of sleep and knowledge are when it comes to making sweeping generalizations.

Must sleeeep….

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