It's been a busy month, with work trips, visits from Scott's sister and my aunt and uncle, and we're looking to possibly move homes. But here's the latest on Beijing's surprises.
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| Poor little Nia doesn't seem too happy sporting the sprout trend. |
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| Both men and women like the beansprout craze. |
1. Putting fake sprouts on your head is all the rage right now.
A few weeks ago, we started noticing street vendors selling little sprouts that you could pin on your head. They're all the rage in the city, selling for less than a $1 to pin one -- or multiple ones -- on your head. My aunt heard that the sprout was initially designed for a company, or that it came from cartoon, which my colleague Laurie wrote about earlier this month.
To join the fad, Laurie was kind enough to share one of her numerous sprouts -- picked up along the way for reporting purposes, of course -- with me, so long as I promised to photograph our cats with the trendy hairpiece. Sorry, little Nia.
