To Counter the Myth of the Over-Industrious Chinese

And believe me, this is not an isolated image. There exists a substantial class of lawn-chair loungers - mostly male - who generally hang out in front of shops or on the street curbs. This photo was taken in a sea-food market in Suzhou; those are live crayfish in the tubs. I'd already passed up the eels, frogs, and turtles - yum!