Ikea

Today we had a long visit to IKEA in Tianjin, which included a very long commute both ways. The traffic in Tianjin can be very rough during busy times and can be very frustrating to drive in. I'm assuming its like this in big cities all over China. When we arrived at IKEA I thought it was funny how similar the building looked in relation to those in America. When we got inside, the store looked pretty much the same as the ones I had seen in America.
I was expecting to see a lot of difference being that we are in China, but the layout and products in this IKEA were surprisingly similar. The only main difference to me in the layout of the store was that the model room displays were smaller. They are smaller because they suit the needs of the Chinese, who mainly live in apartments rather than houses like in America. There were also some different smaller products in the IKEA, but for the majority, the furniture looked very similar to me.