Stuff Chinese people like

After reading "Stuff White People Like" I thought about some of the things that Chinese people like:

1. Buying in bulk: if it's $0.50 off one box of eggs, then buying 6 boxes saves you $3.00. Never mind that some of those eggs will spoil before they can be eaten.
   
   
2. Mismatched restaurant interior decor: the giant gold foil Chinese characters, the gaudy crystal chandeliers, the paper mache dragon heads, the backlit photo displays, the plastic flowers, chrome gilding, perpetual strings of Christmas lights. It's a fact that Chinese restaurants buy 98% of the crystal chandeliers in the country. The quality of the interior decor inside a Chinese restaurant is related to the food quality, but it's not a linear relationship. The worst food is usually found in restaurants with quasi-upscale decor (cloth napkins, waiters in vests, padded chairs), the best food is usually found in restaurants that forgo any attempt at decor, and acceptable fare is usually found in restaurants with mismatched gaudy decor.
   
   
3. Attempted match making: Chinese parents love to discuss possible match-ups with minimal regard for actual compatibility factors such as age and understanding of either party's preferences and personality. The only requisite information for discussing a match-up are occupation, gender and height.
   
   
4. Large houses: Chinese people prefer large houses with which to store their bulk buys. Number of people who would actually live in said house matters little.
   
   
5. Taking the little shampoo bottles from hotels: sometimes these are taken home to be used but most likely, they will be left in drawers for years to come.
   
   
6. Having tissue paper/napkins in every pocket of every coat and jacket: This is a vestigial skill left from living in China. Public toilets in China always charge for use and toilet paper costs extra.
   
   
7. Superstition: many Chinese superstitions pertain to luck, such as belief in lucky numbers (8 is lucky, 4 is the worst), lucky words, lucky items, lucky dates and feng-shui. Before setting a date for marriage, house purchase, potluck dinner or other major decision, many Chinese people will call their ancestral home to ask for a lucky date on which to carry out the decision.
   
   
8. Bai-lan-gen: this is a mysterious Chinese herb drink that is to be used for all illnesses from highblood pressure to common cold. Most Chinese households will contain 2-3 boxes of this drink. If you have never tried some bai-lan-gen, you can purchase it from a Asian grocery store or just tell the next Chinese person that you have a cold and s/he will most likely give you a box for free.