Seriously.

Oh, and P.S. putting trojans on those woefully unprotected net bar computers is a common tactic of Chinese hackers. So be careful which accounts you sign into.

NOTE FROM ELLIOTT: “Krune” was too cowardly to put his real email in. I chose not to delete the comment because don’t have a comment policy yet but I think fake email addresses warrant deletion.

Elliott, I love those huge WoW banners! Did you see the WoW Coke cans, too? I usually play on the Oceanic servers because there’s the best chance of English speakers who are awake when I am. We talked about getting Chinese WoW to check it out, but my Chinese reading skills aren’t anywhere near good enough.

@ Meg: Although internet bars are still mostly guys, I see quite a few girls at the ones I’ve visited at various places in Shanghai. They’re rarely into games like Counter-strike or Warcraft but they’re often seen playing “girlier” games like Maplestory, those damn dancing games, chatting, and watching movies. In contrast to the LAN rooms (where gaming is emphasized and as opposed to internet cafes emphasizing simple and general all-purpose net access) in the States, there are considerably more women.