Well, James Bond *Does* Have A Big Head

The most popular brand of condoms in China are called Jissbon. (Yes, it means "good jizz.") The Chinese name is similar to the Chinese translation of James Bond. Use these condoms, you'll be just like James Bond! (This style is called 'super space' in English, but the Chinese characters say 'big head.') At grocery stores, there's a shelf of condoms at check out, right above the shelf of gum and candy. They are very openly sold, but I have no idea how often they are purchased.

In every neighborhood in the city there are little shops selling condoms, blow up dolls, Viagra over the counter, etc. (Stores here don't have doors, so it's very easy to see what is being sold inside.) I went inside one downtown with a PC friend (we were eating next door) and we cracked up: most of the products were Russian, and looked like bad props from an 80's era James Bond film. I find it quite ironic that China imports sex paraphernalia from Russia; aren't most plastic products sold in the West made in China? Also, all the dolls had blonde hair and blue eyes. What's up with that??