Back to China yesterday from a very hot Thailand and today I wake up and it’s raining and miserable and I’ve had to dig out the thermals and put away the thongs and shorts once more. To make matters worse I’m back in my shitty cold and unhealthy shared accommodation which I will have to leave very soon. I’ve stayed in cheap hotels in Asia before but this is the only place I’ve seen a cockroach trying to flee from. It really is a fuckin miserable apartment and it only gets worse the colder it becomes outside. Simon is the guy that I rent the room from and is basic hygiene is almost non existent. He has never been taught to wash his hands after he returns from the loo. If you were to do a fecal matter swab in this place you would be hard pushed to find a clean surface. I’ve tried to educate him on some simple measures in regards to washing dishes and simple ways of keeping things clean but to no avail. So if I’m to last until my next 3 month visa trip I’m going to have to find new digs.

The thing I also find intriguing is that he has had friends over and he does not seem to be phased in the least about the state of the place and his friends don’t seem to notice either. You can live in an old house and still embrace a clean environment, but this is not something he is liable to do in a hurry.