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A city-wide epidemic of unsatisfying lunches

White collar workers in Shanghai have expressed increasing dissatisfaction with the lunch options offered at moderately-priced restaurants around the city. Alibaba reports: A survey of 30,000 professionals in downtown Shanghai, conducted recently by... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Tue, Nov 03 2009

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