Recently i wrote article on how EXPO has changed Shanghai past few months. Now that time is ticking, i see new changes every day.
Today i saw double decker bus in the middle of the city. New types of bus!! (I saw this kind of bus @ pudong near pearl tower but never seen it other than pudong area) I wanted to take this bus and have tour around, but it was wrong direction for me. 
Also in the bus, they play recorded tape teacing foreigner some basic chinese such as ” Where is EXPO place?”, ” Thank you”, ” Can you speak English” e.t.c.
In the metro, more and more volunteer people standing or helping creating queue. (Actually lining up in the metro is getting better compare to last week. between line 1 and line 2 there are more than 10 uniformed people (not sure if they are police) to make people queue up.
Everyday, i see new stuffs. I guess shanghai is 88% ready to receive foreigner.
I wonder what would be my new surprise tomorrow 
26/03/2010 update
Seems new taxi has arrive in Shanghai. Thanks for photo Joop!
10 responses so far ↓
1 SunaCho // Mar 25, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Shanghai, 88% ready to receive foreigner http://www.sunacho.com/2010/shanghai-is-changing-day-by-day.html
2 Joop // Mar 26, 2010 at 12:59 pm
RT @akinasuna: Shanghai, 88% ready to receive foreigners http://bit.ly/b4Fhe9
3 Leo Salazar // Mar 26, 2010 at 1:51 pm
RT @jjfolmer: Shanghai 88% ready to receive foreigners http://bit.ly/b4Fhe9 // 88%?!!! It sounds more like 86.5%
4 jjfolmer // Mar 26, 2010 at 9:38 pm
RT @joop: RT @akinasuna: Shanghai, 88% ready to receive foreigners http://bit.ly/b4Fhe9
5 Leo Salazar // Mar 26, 2010 at 9:48 pm
88%?
From your description it sounds more like 86.5%. A large improvement, nonetheless.
6 Suna // Mar 26, 2010 at 10:00 pm
hahah @Leo Salazar.. nice one!!
perhaps it will reach 88% for you over the weekend
7 Beth Evans // Mar 26, 2010 at 10:04 pm
I love the headline. It is cool to learn all these things about Shanghai I did not know before. I’m surprised to hear that Shanghai didn’t already have things like lining up for the subway and double decker buses because Beijing has had these a long time and I’ve always heard Shanghai is more foreign friendly. Maybe it’s just that Beijing experienced most of these changes in the year leading up to the Olympics.
8 Rosa María Torres // Mar 26, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Good 2 know. I'll be in Shangai in June RT @srleosalazar RT @jjfolmer Shanghai 88% ready to receive foreigners http://bit.ly/bumXoc /
9 Suna // Mar 27, 2010 at 1:57 pm
@beth Evans, I guess Shanghai will change alot due to EXPO just like Beijing for Olympics. I think Shanghai is foreign friendly..but still lots to be changed to be developed
@Rosa welcome to Shanghai!
10 ifana // Aug 26, 2011 at 10:09 pm
your blog really helps! thanks!!!
i am moving from tokyo to shanghai next month, can’t wait for it!
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