I love listening to Podcasts and I download waaaay too many.  The other day I heard one from PRI (Public Radio International) and their GEOQUIZ.  If you like geography (地理学) you would like this podcast.  But anyway, the reason I’m posting this quick post is because this particular GEOQUIZ was on Shanghai.  Now, when I heard that it was all about Shanghai, I was excited because I love Shanghai and I’ve lived there for the past 4 years.

But there were a few strange things in the podcast.  First of all, it mentioned that the road you were supposed to name, since it is a quiz, was along the Huangpu River…

You hardly need to ask for directions to get there.  It’s the most famous street and walkway in Shanghai.  It’s in the city’s bustling Huangpu District — and it runs a mile along the western bank of the Huangpu River.

So far it is all true…

The area’s usually jammed with street vendors, tourists, and young people just hanging out.

Now, that is most definitely NOT true.  I lived very close to this road that they are talking about and I went down there many times.  There are very few street vendors and the only people there are tourists or very very rich people.  But across the street, on the walkway over looking the Huangpu River, yes, this is bustling with vendors and young people and tourists.

Following the answer, which you just have to go to their website and listen, there is an audio postcard from Shanghai.  Not very flattering but funny especially when the guy asked what he was selling, the man replied, FISH!  The guy asked, What kind of fish?  The man replied:  FISH!  Funny!

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