Pinch Me: I'm in Beijing

Ten ways to know you're in China:

10. Chinese people want to have their photo taken with you.

9. Your hotel provides bottled water to brush your teeth.

8. Visibility is less than 2 miles because of a thick pall of haze and smog.

7. Steven Rosen's Peking Duck dinner (248 Yuan or $31) cost more than a new bike.

6. Dumplings for breakfast, dumplings for lunch, dumplings for dinner.

5. You never pay the asking price for anything.

4. Traffic lanes are only a suggestion.

3. A driver must use the car horn at least every two minutes to a) change lanes or b) push everyone else out of their way.

2. Kite flying is encouraged on freeway overpasses.

1. You're wide awake at 4 a.m.!