Chinese efficiency...

After one week in the big city we've had the chance to visit several big department stores.... Let me just say that the belief in the fact that the Chinese have the best and most efficient work ethic is BOGUS. In a store similar to Walmart (Carrefour) we went looking for a simple hair trimmer. The aisle in question had 15 employees standing there waiting for potential customers. Walking down the street yesterday afternoon, we came across a cell phone promotion booth on the side walk. The booth was no bigger than your average lemonade stand in Canada but still had 8 Chinese people manning it.