Everything is Nicer in Guangzhou

The single biggest difference between Guangzhou and Alaer is how nice everything here is. In Alaer everything seemed second hand, more like third or fourth hand really, but in Guangzhou everything is brand new. I can go to a foreign supermarket in Guangzhou were in Alaer an knockoff KFC, with the single worst hamburger I've ever eaten, was the extent of western food. In Alaer the power, water, or internet would sometimes just go off for days at a time, not so in Guangzhou despite all the construction. But what is really funny is that it filters down to the little things as well. The students here have military training, just like in Alaer, but here the uniforms are nicer. In Alaer the uniforms were that green camo you see people wearing all over, and they looked like they might really be surplus from the army they were so old and raggedy. Here the uniforms look brand new, they are blue and green camo, it's hard to describe but it just looks more modern, and everyone even has a hat and a belt. guess everything just is fancier in the big city.