As a tourist in Asia, you can't get by not being shocked my the number of motorcycles on the streets. The reason for that is high taxation of the cars. So motorcycles are far more affordable for local people. I don't really want to waste my time here speaking about the manners of the drivers and how (un)safe it is. But still, I have to write a few words: everybody drives his motorcycle just where (s)he wants. Everybody is speeding, zig-zaging past trucks, buses, cars, pedestrians ... in most cases they manage get away without any injuries or accidents. We were advised by other travelers:

when crossing the street, just don't stop. You need to keep on walking. Motorcyclists will bypass you, if you will keep your pace while walking. As soon as you stop, you confuse them. Then they don't know, when and in which direction you will make your next step, and so they will reduce their speed. So the drivers behind will try to overtake them ... and the traffic incident is unavoidable. 

Luckily we crossed all the roads safely! In the most touristic part of the city there was even a policeman, waiting for tourists to gather at one side of the street and then he walked us over to the other side. Waw, I mean, that was really impressive, how well they take care of their visitors! 

Practically everybody on the street wars a face mask. First I was confused: why do they wear them? Are there any infectious diseases spreading around? Should I be worried? Well, they explained us that it's due to the very polluted air in the city. Those face masks are now like a fashion accessory. You can buy them in all colours and shapes. From plain surgically green masks to colourful masks with different superheroes, pop-starts, or even in the shape of bunny's or bear's mouth! Even I bought one face mask for myself! Not the one with animals mouth on it, but a warm one for my winter cycling back home in Ljubljana.

I highly recommend it! :)