In-Flight "Entertainment"

For your viewing pleasure, I now present a story in pictures, entitled "Our Flight to Guangzhou"

First, we were given the honor of watching a Mr. Bean cartoon.

Next, it was some painful cartoon about a dog who, much like Charlie Brown, couldn't succeed at anything he tried to do... well, that and he kept getting repeatedly electrocuted. Hate it when that happens!

The third and final televisionary treasure was a Peking opera in four (yes FOUR) eardrum tickling acts.

Now, if you were asleep on a plane, and woke up to this sight, what would you do?

In the midst of all this, there was also the meal. Now, I will say that China Southern vastly outdoes US domestic flights as far as food goes. In the 2-ish hours we were flying, we were given quite the spread.

We heard the flight attendants giving people the choice of "chicken or fish," but by the time they got to us, they'd run out of chicken. So, she looked at us and said, "You get fish." Now, this goes against my lifelong motto of "You don't eat fish on an airplane. Ever. Period." So, I was forced to bypass what looked like a decent main dish, and see what else was in our box o' fun...

I also chose to bypass the tomatoes, as we have been thoroughly warned against eating raw veggies here. I also didn't partake of the Chinese spam-looking meat with a salad of mixed veg, mystery beans, and twirly larvae-looking thingies.

Upon inspection, I decided that this was a pack of pickled peppers, and that would make that man Peter Piper, I do believe.

But I did eat the little muffin (of which I have no picture) and this pack of Kwrnel. It was good. I would eat more Kwrnel if the opportunity presented itself.

So, there you have it. Now you know what happens when you fly from Zhengzhou to Guangzhou... or at least you have an idea of what you will see and taste. Once again, I feel compelled to insert the disclaimer that I don't share any of this to be rude or culturally insensitive. I realize that billions of people the world over appreciate the art form that is Peking opera, and also probably prefer Peter Piper's Peking Pickled Peppers to any other brand, but I am not one of those people. I don't care much for Western opera either, nor do I enjoy any kind of pickled peppers... unless those pepperocini I put on my Greek salads are pickled, in which case I do like pickled peppers... I like pickles... and peppers... and The Phantom of the Opera...I am getting off task here... You get my point... maybe.