Why Not?

I find myself saying this quite a bit out here in China.

People peeing in the street.  “Why not?” 

Baby pants with no crotch to better facilitate peeing and pooping in the street.  “Why not?”

People spitting or blowing snot rockets right next to you, inside, outside, whatever… “Why not?”

Cigarette packs in a claw machine.  “Why not?”

People wandering the streets in boxer shorts.  “Why not?”

People walking in the road when there are perfectly good sidewalks (though the sidewalks aren’t any safer than the road I suppose, you still have to watch out for traffic).  “Why not?”

People carrying massive amounts of stuff on their bikes, handcarts, mopeds, cars, etc.  “Why not?”

People pushing each other, ignoring lines and ignoring logic (train stations have arrows clearly illustrating that people boarding should be to the side and people exiting should leave through the middle so as to facilitate easier entry and exit of the metro train).  People still crowd around the middle and push and shove to get on the train first.  “Why not?”

Mobile pet stores.  “Why not?” 

Mobile gas stations.  “Why not?” 

Crickets as pets. “Why not?”

How about Chipmunks?  “Why not?”

Drinking on the streets, in the trains, wherever you want?!  “Why not?”

There is so much more that I ask “why not?” about but this city and country and culture are just so overwhelming I often forget the strange shit that I have just seen because something else strange just flashed before my eyes.  But that’s the cool thing about China. It doesn’t matter.  And it doesn’t seem to phase anyone.  Weird shit is so common it is just normal in China. If you want to do it, you seem to be able to do it.  I mean heck, why not?