[nwrep]

I just returned from a trip to China. Flying from Shanghai and landing into JFK gave me the distinct impression of leaving an advanced country (immaculate transportation, well-behaved citizens, extraordinary service standards, polite English) to a third world country (USA) riddled with rude employees who do not speak good English, ill-behaved crowds, and filth everywhere.

[aSeattleConservative]

I just returned from a trip to China.

Go back, but this time make it a one way ticket.

[Will88]

I just returned from a trip to China. Flying from Shanghai and landing into JFK gave me the distinct impression of leaving an advanced country (immaculate transportation,

Thomas Friedman of the NYT shares your misinformed view of China. Maybe you both need to take a more extensive tour of China and see how more of the 1.3 billion live, beyond the 10% - 15% who have so far benefited from their selective capitalism.

I understand they have some state run factories and mines that are real eye openers, and the per capita GDP is now near $7,000 compared to the US of $47,000.<>p>

[driftdiver]

JFK? Nuff said, New York is a filthy city

[GeronL]

If you left Shanghaii for the countryside you’d find yourself transported back into the 1800’s

[PA Engineer]

I just returned from a trip to China. Flying from Shanghai and landing into JFK gave me the distinct impression of leaving an advanced country (immaculate transportation, well-behaved citizens, extraordinary service standards, polite English) to a third world country (USA) riddled with rude employees who do not speak good English, ill-behaved crowds, and filth everywhere.

Yep. That was my same experience flying back to the US on Continental into Newark.