While dining with our co-workers this afternoon for lunch I learned a few interesting insights on the Chinese culture. Did you know…?

A cutie!

1) About half of the Chinese women get a C-Section for various reasons.

• Pressure from doctors
• Fear of a complication
• Stress from the one-child policy

You can learn more about this issue at the link below:

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/01/cesarean_nation_why_do_nearly_half_of_chinese_women_deliver_babies_via_c_section_.html

2) The Black Plague still exist in some animals in China. When I heard of this I went straight home and did some research. Yes some rodents and small animals can carry this but it shouldn’t be something to concern me. Actually I read that the bubonic plague is in my own backyard; there are some cases in Northern Arizona.

3) The smoking capital of the world is China and that the second-hand smoke here kills  about 10,000 innocent people a year. A co-worker’s grandma has lung cancer because of second hand smoke from living in China. Please pray for her.

For further information on this topic: http://www.china.org.cn/opinion/2012-07/22/content_25922371.htm

Readers: Dining can bring about some interesting topics. Have you learned something new recently while chewing your nutrients?