The big news from Shanghai this week involves pigs. Dead pigs to be precise, floating in the city's Huangpu River. A lot of dead pigs. 3000 dead pigs! The local government claims they do not know where these pigs came from, but there is concern, justified I think, that perhaps these soggy swine might have an adverse effect on the city's water supply, much of which is pulled from this same river. The Chinese government issued a statement today saying the water supply has been tested and, I quote "...meets established quality standards."
OK, while I am usually skeptical about statements from the Chinese government, skepticism was not my initial response. My first thought was "Wait just a minute, do you mean that this nasty-ass, bacteria-ridden, will kill you if you drink it water supply meets some kind of
standard? Yesterday's water was OK in somebody's book? What the hell does this standard measure, flammability?
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| Is it just me, or does this boat look like it was specially engineered for pulling dead pigs from a river? |
Incidentally, I have decided I will not be eating any more pork on this trip to Shanghai, especially if it appears to be at a suspiciously low price... You just never know!
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