Lunch today

When we first got here, our friend made the comment that it was so
weird for him that he was doing the ordering at restaurants. It seems
to be an unwritten rule that the person at the table that speaks the
best Chinese orders for the group. Well, our friend had lived in
Beijing for 2 years and has been here for a year, so to me, it seemed
about time that he could order.
Anyway, we have only been here 2 1/2 months and when we went out to
eat noodles today, I was the one at the table with the best
Chinese...that was really scary because we really didn't know what we
were getting- other than what type of meat it was and that it came
with noodles :). It seems to be a general problem here in China
because a good portion of the menus include pictures. So even if you
do speak Chinese you still may not get what you thought.

So today could either be counted as a kudos day (I ordered in Chinese
at a Chinese restaurant) or a scary day-- we'll see how my stomach
feels in the morning. :)

Michelle