People warned us that manicured state of the Shanghai that greeted us in August was primarily due to the presence of the World Expo and guaranteed us that once Expo was over the facade of cleanliness would quickly fall away. Not to say that none of the "improvements", both convenient and inconvenient, that accompanied Expo have remained: the new Expo taxis are still in use, the security scanners in the metros, etc. However, the air quality went down the drain from day one after the Expo closing ceremony. Maybe the following pictures will in part demonstrate what I mean:
This picture was taken on a sunny day when we arrived in August during Expo.
This picture was taken on a cloudy day in October during Expo.
This picture was taken yesterday afternoon, which believe it or not was a sunny day.
No kidding, what is all of that? Even the air inside of buildings has enough particle matter that under any amount of light you can see the air. You can SEE it!
But, in all honesty, I should have known how bad it would be the very first time I saw the fashion face-masks. They come in a various assortment of solid colors, plaids, and cutesy patterns. Shanghai, you will NOT mess up my respiratory system!
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