From Shanghaiist:
A survey found that Shanghai is the most shi shang (Êó∂Â∞ö, i.e. fashionable, hip) city in China. OK, to be more precise, the study asked the respondents to tell them what they thought the most fashionable city in China was. The respondents were made up of people in first-tier cities with 3,000+ RMB monthly incomes and 1,800+ RMB incomes in second-tier cities. There were some other noteworthy findings in this study. Like, 50.75% of Shanghai people prefer to be single (only slightly higher than the national average), while the number of people preferring a “weekend marriage” was higher than the national average. The report notes that the number of people that preferred the ‰∏ÅÂÖã (ding ke=transliteration of DINK=acronym for Double Income No Fuckin’ Kids) dropped and now hovers near the national average….[Full Text]
