There are just some things that happen here that make me stop and think why?  Sometimes the answer  is obvious. Sometimes I’m baffled to this day.

Why would someone do that?

Why did the marketing department think this was a good idea?

It may be school finishing time, but why would parking like this, at a crossroads where a six lane road meets another six lane one, be a good idea?

Your child might want a cuddle, but why here, like that?

The architect has designed the building around the tree, so why then would you completely enclose a branch with a balustrade? Twice?

This is the only roundabout I can think of in Shanghai. As the traffic drives on the right you have to go round it anticlockwise, so why did the scooter riders think going clockwise was a good idea?

Why now?

Why would you put a sign out, in the open air whilst it’s raining, that says “caution wet floor”?

Why would you paint only the bottom half of a lamppost?  Once a year at that.

Around the city I often see men huddled in groups, even when there is no obvious illegal gambling going on.  What are they doing?

I wonder what or who these string flags spreading almost across the pavement were for?

Why was this a good idea? Sticking artificial “flowers” in a hedge…….

And why was the idea copied in a completely different part of the city, on the other side of the river?

Does this lady dye her dog a different colour every time she puts on a new outfit? Or does she just wear turquoise or orange?

I suppose you do it, because you can.  But would you in London?

The Former French Concession, especially the western end is a very sophisticated part of town, with fancy large houses, high walls and imposing gates.  So why did someone decide to do this to their main gate?

Why would you have notices on your metro system that says Please mind the gap, when there is no gap?

And finally, she is holding tangerine peel to her nose.  Why?