Random Bus Conversations

...all in one bus ride

The Cat Story
Chinese girl: "My cat ran away for three months, and then my dad found him, and she had babies after a while, and then a couple of months later she had more babies."
me: wow, your cat is very promiscuous...
her: pro-mis....
me: your cat likes to...
her: likes to...
me: your cat likes to...
her: ...
me: let's move on.

Military Training (In the first person of the Chinese person)
All children in China have to go to military training. It lasts for two weeks where it is endurance training out in the sun. Even if you are a girl, you have to do it. My friend was allergic to the sun and she still had to do it, no exceptions. They have military training so we know how soldiers feel. My dad wants me to do it again because he says I am lazy. They make you run 1070 meters starting at noon. Some children do it three times, some just once, depends on what school you are from.

Wash your hair with rice water
What? The jist is - on the bus, there are flashes of "fun facts." I was reading one: You should reuse your rice water to wash your laundry...oh okay, what? This tidbit was to improve the environment. I asked my friend about it - and then she said you should actually wash your hair with the same water you wash your rice with. (really?) Ya! It makes your hair milky soft! (Okay! Right, I'll get on it!)