Once it starts raining, you're not finding a single taxi

The pasts days were coined with prompt heavy rainfalls which turned the sky into a black wall, just as it would be late in night. Really impressive. On the other hand, in such situations, you are desperate getting an empty taxi in Shanghai. Unbelievable but true. In this 17 million residents city, where 2/3 of all cars seem to be taxis, it's hardly impossible to find one. Thus I ended up queuing at the Jinmao's entrance for at least half an hour until I finally got my taxi which drove me back home in the evening.

In Germany you would get mad like a cow waiting that long. However, here in China, these situations are just normal. Well, not normal, but there is nothing you can do about it. Just stand and wait and be patient.