Today was the Great Wall. I'd been looking forwards to this for a long time, and was delighted to find that we were on a nearly empty section of the wall. Well, empty save for the salespeople...
I'll leave the pictures to show how cool the actual wall is, and instead focus on my experience with one old woman, who nearly broke my mind.
In South America wherever you went there were generally people trying to sell you things. They have nothing on the persitence or sheer insane annoyance that the Chinese have mastered in this respect. If they hadn't been there the wall would have been absolutely magnificent as opposed to just great. I shall try to recall the conversation I had with one of them as they followed us along the whole bleedin' wall.
Astoundingly annoying saleswoman: You buy sovenir.
Mark: No thankyou.
Mark's Head: No thankyou.
Astoundingly annoying saleswoman: Later.
Mark: No thanks.
Mark's Head: Persistent, I'll give them that.
Astoundingly annoying saleswoman: Later.
Mark: No thankyou.
Mark's Head: Uh-oh.
Sales attempt 20...
Astoundingly annoying saleswoman: You buy t-shirt.
Mark: No thankyou.
Mark's Head: There is no possible situation under which I will ever buy anything from you.
Astoundingly annoying saleswoman: Later.
Mark: No thankyou.
Mark's Head: Buy a dictionary crazy lady!
Sales attempt 50...
Astoundingly annoying saleswoman: You buy postcards.
Mark: No thankyou.
Mark's Head: Is drop kicking old women frowned upon in China?
Astoundingly annoying saleswoman: Later.
Mark: No thankyou.
Mark's Head: I WILL END YOU DEVIL WOMAN!
Sales attempt 100...
Astoundingly annoying saleswoman: You buy book.
Mark: No thankyou.
Mark's Head: Keep it together Mark, you're a grown man, you can't cry.
Astoundingly annoying saleswoman: Later.
Mark: No thankyou.
Mark's Head: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!
Sales attempt 1014...
Astoundingly annoying saleswoman: You buy fan.
Mark: ...
Mark's Head: Fwibble.
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