Andrew and I were invited to an iMandarin Show/Lantern Festival Party which was hosted by the company we take Chinese lessons with, iMandarin. The invite explicity said "dress up in traditional Chinese style. Being the rule followers that we are, I had a traditional Chinese dress made, called a qi pao, and Andrew wore a traditional Chinese jacket."
We didn't know what to expect of the party. It was held in the afternoon from 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and the invite said drinks and snacks would be served.
The day of we realized that the party was held at a karaoke bar, which in China, are called KTV. Andrew and I with our friends Leon & Kevin, arrived a little late and soon discovered, after walking through the stage area while a Chinese person sang karaoke, that besides a handful of iMandarin employees we were the only ones wearing traditional Chinese dress. I guess we are the only ones that follow the rules... This was my first time visiting a karaoke bar in China. I discovered the Chinese take their karaoke very seriously and since I'm not much of a singer, I don't think I'll be frequenting KTV bars.
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| Leon, Kevin, me & Andrew in our traditional Chinese dress. |
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| Andrew begging to leave after we just sat down. |
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| The craziness that is KTV. The foreigner on the right actually played his violin. |
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| This Japanese man sang a song. (I don't think he realized his pant leg was up.) |
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| An iMandarian teacher (also not in traditional dress) singing a Chinese pop song. |
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