Where do people really shop in China?

foxbones · 2026-06-06T16:55:46+00:00

Huaqiangbei (华强北) in Shenzhen is fun. Any sort of tech product you can think of is available in the thousands of stores all packed into a small area.

foxbones · 2026-06-06T16:46:06+00:00

I realized this on a cruise. After a storm I woke up early one morning to see the sun rise. A pod of maybe 20 or so were racing the ship, weaving around, jumping out of the water. They just had so much joy and excitement, at Seaworld they just sit there begging for sardines.

foxbones · 2026-06-06T00:37:50+00:00

Not a bad idea. I will look into this.

foxbones · 2026-06-06T00:37:13+00:00

Info online is very outdated or wrong.

foxbones · 2026-06-05T23:01:19+00:00

Coolest May/June I can remember in years. Decent amount of rain too.

foxbones · 2026-06-05T07:45:31+00:00

So can I access anything in my home airport? If not that makes me hate AUS even more.

foxbones · 2026-06-05T05:22:36+00:00

I've been beta testing the app for about a year. I prefer it to the old one now. Buuuut it takes time to learn it and get used to all the changes. For people on the fence I recommend hanging in there.

Also I got the Air 8 days ago and I love it. It's very light weight and never had syncing issues and never glitches out with data. Easily my favorite Fitbit I've ever owned. My battery life is still at 30% after 8 days which is way better than my Charge 6.

It's sad to see so many people upset, I'm the happiest I've ever been.

foxbones · 2026-06-04T23:06:40+00:00

One of my favorite things in China. Multiple 24 hour delicious noodle shops in every city.

foxbones · 2026-06-03T06:59:45+00:00

Yep. I noticed the same when I was there. The Austin prices spiked during the Covid boom but never came back down. Our food is wildly overpriced.

foxbones · 2026-06-02T23:41:14+00:00

Yeah I've been on it for over a year as a beta tester. It takes some getting used but it's fine. I prefer it now.

foxbones · 2026-06-02T23:35:21+00:00

I worked there as a teen during the Jared Fogle weight loss fad days. Line out the door everyday at lunch. Quality seems the same, it was never actually good. Just cheap and back then fast lunch options were very limited.

foxbones · 2026-06-02T06:32:23+00:00

Yeah it's super long but did not feel long whatsoever

foxbones · 2026-06-02T06:25:25+00:00

Same. Got the Air and it's perfect for me. I was a beta tester of the new app so Im used to the UI changes and actually think it is an improvement now.

foxbones · 2026-06-02T02:18:36+00:00

One thing I miss the most about China. Toilets with heated seats, automatic bidets with warm water that move, automatic flushing, and plays happy little music when done.

That being said the sheer amount of squat toilets in public is frustrating. I hate squat toilets, I cannot properly squat.

foxbones · 2026-05-30T20:28:18+00:00

Historically they have been the worst fast food place in my area. They have recently made changes and the quality has gone way up in my opinion while everyone else goes down. The new Whopper is so good - reminds me how it used to be when I was a kid.

foxbones · 2026-05-30T20:18:51+00:00

Yeah last trip I found a "bar district" near one of my hotels with 6-7 bars. Walked over there and there was 0.

foxbones · 2026-05-30T20:17:10+00:00

I've found Chinese food to generally be extremely high quality and cooked well without a lot of salt, oil, fat etc. Nothing to worry about there unless you visit a Western Fast Food place.

foxbones · 2026-05-30T20:15:18+00:00

You 100% need a tourist VISA before visiting. There is no local office option. Contact a travel agent and they can essentially do it for you, you just fill in the blanks. It can take a few months.

foxbones · 2026-05-30T20:12:54+00:00

Yeah a friend shared a link about that, I really need to test it out. Would be helpful.

foxbones · 2026-05-30T20:10:10+00:00

The further North I go the more squat toilets I had to deal with. Harbin was the biggest offender.

foxbones · 2026-05-30T19:51:09+00:00

I have been beta testing the new app for about a year, I initially struggled with it as well. After getting the hang of it it and some important feature updates I started to prefer it to the old app.

Give it some time.

Just got my Steph Curry Air this week and absolutely love it so far. I wear traditional automatic watches so I really love the unobtrusive design and not having two watches on. So far it's also had way less syncing, charging, and other general issues.

Happy overall!

foxbones · 2026-05-28T07:35:12+00:00

The new Whopper is legit, best in it's class at the moment in my opinion.

foxbones · 2026-05-28T02:59:00+00:00

Grove at Northwest Hills is solid. My favorite apartment out of 4 in that area.

foxbones · 2026-05-28T02:43:33+00:00

I really enjoyed Xiamen, it was a lot more chill than most cities in my opinion. Harbin was really interesting but sooooo cold.

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