Gawking Opportunities Abound; Need Not Apply

Living in a society lacking boundaries of privacy can take some time getting used to. However there is one perk -- the acceptance of pure, unadulterated gawking. Public squabbling and gawking are common and neither seem to carry any social stigma. The scuffle below took place outside Shanghai's largest fabric market.


> March 2007. Dongjiadu market, Shanghai.

Public squabbles are clearly a spectator sport here. Tickets are standing room only and everyone is free to watch, including the security guard who is so interested in the fight, he forgets to break it up...


> March 2007. Dongjiadu market, Shanghai.

Reality Is Overrated

> June 2007. Fuxing Road, Shanghai.

This lovely plastic tarp suggests a hint of Old World sophistication.