As China’s economy and influence around the world continue to grow, we in Western countries will gradually acquaint ourselves better with the language, culture and way of life of this vast and ancient civilization. As anyone who has ever been to China before will tell you, it really is an exciting, diverse and unique country!
Alex Greenberg moved to the massive metropolis of Shanghai some years ago and fell in love with it. Overwhelmed by the sheer number of stories that can be told in a city of 24 million people, he decided to start a website where he could document the quirks and oddities of everyday life in the city, which he called Shanghai Observed. Living in such a different and interesting place means that he is never short of material, and he finds himself confronted with all kinds of surprises every single day. “I’ve been in Shanghai for 4 years and I love how fast the city moves,” Alex told Bored Panda. “Shanghai has a great skate scene which is what drove me to move here in the first place. It’s an amazing city to explore and stumble across startled circumstances that defy explanation.”
“I started the account in November 2016. I made the account because I had just gotten a new iPhone 7, and it took surprisingly great photos. I also wanted to start a daily photo project. The daily photo project was focused on forcing me to shoot more street photography and shoot photos that would show daily life in Shanghai. Stuff my friends and family would be interested in seeing.”
“When the account started to grow and I gained a following I started to get submissions from other people at that point I began to post only the best of the best. The types of situations I like to share are ones that make you double take or say ‘wtf.’ One of the most common things I post on my Instagram is people wearing shirts that say ridiculous things on them. I’m guessing 99% of the time these people have no idea what the shirt says because they don’t speak English. This makes for an amazing photo because you often see a great juxtaposition between what the person’s face says, and what the shirt says. I love photos and videos that instantly make you laugh or question what is happening. Shanghai seems to share that every day.”
The odd penchant that many residents of the city seem to have for wearing questionable fashion with random English wording certainly struck a chord with many of his fans, he’s now approaching 70k followers on Instagram and counting. As a follow up to a previous post that Alex uploaded on Bored Panda, we decided to present some more Shanghai strangeness for your viewing pleasure, which you can check out for yourself below!
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