My wife and I boarded a train during the National Day holiday.

It was just a short ride from Zhejiang's provincial capital Hangzhou to the tourist town of Xitang. But as soon as the train started moving, passengers started to pull out snacks and instant noodles to munch on. I instinctively opened my bag and looked for a book to read.

My wife then turned to me and said, "Why is it that foreigners always read on the train? We Chinese people just eat!"