When do you buy stuff everyday?
Hi I am James from Taiwan (Yilan County),
December, 6th (Thursday) Time Zone= GMT (UTC) +8, Humidity: 68%
Weather :17-22 °C (cloudy), Coordination= 24°45'23.47"N, 121°45'54.41"E
There is a Chinese saying:” God curses those who do not pursue selfish interests.” I prefer to write the trivia of life to brush up my English, hopefully you don’t mind.
. The following photo is one of the streets in my hometown in the evening(at 21:36 pm).
You can see that many stores still open in the evening, such as: department store convenience store (7-11), confectionery store, electric appliance store, shoe store, watch store, glasses store, supermarket. liquor store, grocery store, outlet store, pet store, DVD rental store, gold store, beauty salon, hair salon… and etc. In general, all stores close at 22:00, while the chain convenience stores open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, a few McDonalds do as well.
Furthermore, many clinics open from morning till 21:30, such as: dentist, physician, dermatologist, ENT (ears, nose, and throat) ophthalmologist, and gastroenterology. Even in hospital, there is an outpatient services in the evening till 21:30. I wonder whether it is in common all over the world or not? As I travel to USA, Japan, France, NZ, Australia, and etc, only a little stores open in the evening, all cities are in the dark in the evening, not like in Taiwan, all cities are lighted in the evening.
Lots of terms which I used above are that I looked up in different kinds of dictionaries. I have not memorized them yet, and wish I could memorize them as soon as possible.
Best wishes
James Wu (Wu Zhih Cheng, Student Blogger of 2007, May)
Comments
Hi again James! Shops close earlier here in Italy. Corner shops close for lunch (12:30 am) whereas a few large supermarkets and department stores are open long hours until 7:30 or even 10 pm. Most retail businesses are closed on Sundays and some public holidays. We do not have to make an appointment if we need to see our GP. Despite of this, most of the time we have to get a work permission because he/she is in his/her surgery office during working hours and only for a limited time per day. If you go to a private care institution, the timetable is more flexible. I usually go to the corner shop for daily shopping whereas If I do some serious shopping, I go downtown. I only go to the department stores if I need some electronic or forniture items. Bye for now!!
Hi James, u live in a vigorous city! In Jakarta, some areas also open 24 hours a day (mostly the center and south area). Are you a morning person or night person? :)
James's reply:1) Filippo, I can tell that you are writing regularly, that implies you are a knowledgeable and experienced person.2)Shirley, I am nither a morning bird, nor a night owl, what are you? Best wishes, James.
I, a Chinese man, now live in Italy. All the stores are closed when I finish my work and want to buy something. It's not as convenient as in China.
Hello Wang, Nice to read your comment, It's our first meet, how do you do? James.
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