China Ikea and Nap Time

[An excerpt from NPR about life in China.]

"In fact, some Chinese have always treated IKEA like an extension of their own homes. When the first store opened in Beijing in 1998, people napped on the beds. Families camped out on sofa sets, reading newspapers, drinking tea from glass jars and eating biscuits."

http://www.npr.org/2011/11/02/141904803/at-ikea-in-shanghai-do-it-yourself-matchmaking