Shoehorn

Shoe
Think of it like this: there are 1.3 billion people in China. Roughly half of them are men. Men in China wear shoes of two styles (trainers not yet having made a breakthrough of note). 10% at most go for military green pumps. The rest go for black slip-ons. This means that there are, at the very least, 1.17 billion black, slip-on shoes in exitence and regularly on feet right here.

Horn
When, as a Chinese driver, might I reasonably peep my horn?

- Every time I overtake. Since more than half of the road traffic is bicycle based (think on: someone said there are nine million bicycles in Beijing alone), this makes for a lot of peeping.
- Every time I turn a corner out of town. Since much of the country is mountainous, many of the roads are bendy, and this makes for a lot of peeping.
- Every time I want to alert someone to my presence, and particularly when flaunting traffic regulations, which I always am. Since there are 1.3 billion people in China, many of whom live in the overcrowded cities, there are many people on the streets at all times, and this makes for a lot of peeping.
- As a taxi driver, every time I have no fare and see a likely candidate. Since there are many people in China and on the streets (see above; there is a strong chance black slip-ons will figure) many candidates appear, and this makes for a lot of peeping.

Noise pollution, that's for the next generation.

ttfn,

Marky (Tommy's out to dinner and promises words soon)