Chinese sleeping

If you have been keeping up you have read that Shanghai is going through unprecedented growth. Some estimates of 30% growth a year in the economic sector.  Susan's husband warned me that it will be hard to keep up with the Chinese.  When I was in Hong Kong it was amazing that many of the people there just talk about the Chinese mainlanders like the US discusses Canadians or Mexicans. Few have visited the country but like Orlando Hong Kong is the tourist mecca.  I was told that the reason there are so many upscale shopping malls and stores was due to the fact that so many wealthy mainlanders come there to shop.  There is plenty of shopping in Shanghai and the prices are just a little more favorable in HK.  Hong Kong's seems to be the playground for the rich.  The point of this post is that I noticed that many people in HK seem to be able to sleep in almost any position.  I saw people at their desk napping, inside HKDL resort, out on the streets and the 2.5 hr plane ride was astonishing to see almost everyone asleep. I Googled "Chinese sleeping" and found this amazing blog by a German who is living in Shanghai.  www.sleepingchinese.com

What I observed is documented in this blog which is now a book.  Maybe if Americans were allowed afternoon naps at their desks we could increase our productivity and get out of this recession :)