So we just return from China to visit the new Prout factory. We have been talking with them about building us a new boat this year. (see new equipment business tax break post.)

Although everyone says China's is crowded, and when visiting you expect it will be, you can't appreciate the full meaning of the word until you are immersed in it. On our last day, a Sunday which is the only day off in China, we decided to go to Macow before we headed over the bay to Hong Kong for the flight home. We ended up spending 3 hours clearing customs to leave China, then clear customs again to get into Macow - which is still China. There is no reason to this. Everyone is in a huge building that looks like an aircraft hanger, pushing and shoving. Lines don't really form. And there is no concept of personal space. Add to that I am 6'4" and Mandi is a 5'8" red head, we really stood out. And if I left enough space between me and the person in front of me so I could fold my arms, someone tried to squeeze in. To help kill the time, I pulled out my iPhone. Now I became very popular. People would actually pull my arm so they could get a better look at my personal digital assistant (PDA.)

By the time we finally got to the Venetian in Macow, all I could think was lets find the most empty restaurant in the place. We did, and ordered hamburgers.

Some observations of the Venetian:
1) Women don't gamble in Macow
2) People don't drink when they gamble. (I am used to the free drinks in Vegas)
3) There is no such think as personal space
4) It is always okay to stare at the freaky tall foreigner