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A brief note from Hong Kong. I must say, I was surprised to walk out the door of our hotel yesterday and into the little shopping mall around the corner to find not just a Starbucks (with Splenda, and Wifi, etc.), but a Bank of America branch too. With a 7-11, and 'Aviator' and 'Hitch' playing at the local movie theater, it's rather remarkably similar to what's on offer down the street from my home in Washington, and far more familiar to American eyes in a commercial sense than Paris and Rome. But then there are these aspects of utter exoticism, such as the flower and rabbit/cat/fish/bird markets at Mong Kok (and the quite intimidating electronics market). More from the mainland soon.
Housekeeping notes: Apologies, I cannot check blog mail at all.