Today has been a rainy day. Umbrellas are sprouting like the tulips you see in Chicago in the spring. Rain is a season here and residents of Shanghai take their umbrellas seriously. Most are the golf umbrella variety, very sturdy and large with long handles. Almost none of the umbrellas are black - I see pink and purple and blue and yellow, stripes, polka dots, lace.
It is said that Shanghai men are the best men in China to marry because they do the cooking, the cleaning, carry their wives and girlfriends purses, etc. One lesson that I've taught multiple times at school is on dating and relationships. I asked the question: "What's the worst thing about being married?" One of my male students answered, "Having to clean the floor." He was Shanghainese and had just gotten married six months ago.
The moral of this story is that Shanghai men are very comfortable with their masculinity. Today I saw three businessmen, all dressed in suits. One was carrying a bright purple umbrella, one a striped pink umbrella and the third a blue polka dot umbrella. It made me smile.
Question - What do you like to do on rainy days?
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Drink beer.
I like to go to sunny California! It is a brisk 75 degrees with a bright blue sky here in Newport Beach! I hear the weather in Chicago is not so nice right now though......
I'm about to go have a nice dinner on the beach with our old friend Erin! Hasta
rainy days are best somewhere where you can hear the rain on the roof, with nothing to do but delve into a good book or a games magazine. ahhhhhh.
Puddle Stomp!!
Love you,
Anne
I enjoy a few beers while watching Cub fans run from rained out games.
Nature's Revenge!
Annette
well it depends on the rain...if it's a light drizzle, then i like to run in the rain (that's the best time!). but if it's a lightning storm, then i like to stay in and be cuddled on the couch with something to read but with a window nearby so i can watch at times.
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