It's not like it's one or two major things that make China next-level (okay, the rail system and healthcare notwithstanding), it's a thousand tiny things.
Per example: an encased bedside reading light.
So I'm trying to get people to feel sorry for me: a mandatory ten day quarantine in China. No outside contact.
"My God, are they leaving food to eat?"
"I'm finding scrapes here and there."
"You poor thing."
@Mrs_Guevara_@Mr_Guevara_6 I don't know, Clouds. Think of all the awkward questions in social situations: "So, who are these people on y'alls arms?" "So, Clouds. What's up with the Danny Trejo tatt?" "Jesus. (Pointing) Is that, like, somebody's grandma or..."
@lakuehlke And t-minus sixty days until Laura's bombarding flurry of 4,281 versions of pumpkin spice lattes, with commentary translated in 31 languages including Yiddish.
@lakuehlke I made three very sad attempts at gardening, harboring guilt to this day over the committed atrocities. Saw success with microgreens, though. Baby steps. Or micro steps, in this case.
@AuthorKRPaul A family of hedgehogs with a recreation of their natural habitat, with cameras discreetly set up throughout, documenting their daily lives, alongside color commentary by Morgan Freeman.