Medical check

We had our medical check today. Every foreigner who applies for a residence permit in Shanghai has to go through this procedure...

Let me tell you one thing guys, if you ever thought of China as being an unorganized, underdeveloped place, think again. The four of us arrived at the hospital and within one (1) hour we got administratively registered, photographed, interviewed, measured, x-rayed, ultrasounded, chest-listened-to, palpated, sight-checked, EKG'd, bloodsampled and billed.

Never ever have I encountered a medical factory - oops, I meant facility - which was as highly organized and efficient. Their computer system even fed the customer data from initial registration down the line to the billing place, where a box displayed the customer's name and balance and a synthesized english voice spelled out the amount due.