Wuxi China Expat English Teachers and Pub Owners Participate in Pride Parade

Many Wuxi China Expat English teachers and Pub Owners took part in a Pride Day Parade on Wuxi's Zhongshan Road Saturday.

Thousands of bemused locals watched as the English teachers and Pub Owners rode in floats dressed in extravagant costumes that were flowery, fruity and not at all confirming to traditional moral codes.

Duston Short, from Ontario, Canada dressed in a frilly pink skirt with orange hair and green face paint, topped with a hat, fill of fruit, that would have made Carmen Miranda proud, told the WCE Blog that he was taking in part in the parade to show he was proud.  "I don't know what I is proud of" said Short "By believe you I, I can't help but feel pride because I am hanging with people who are proud!"

Bryan Glennie, from Toronto, Canada, dressed like bikini-clad Nun and carrying whips and chains, said he was "Oh Yeah! Proud!"

Wally Droop, owner of the Chestnut and Walnut Pubs, dressed in a tight pink t-shirt and short yellow shorts provocatively showing off his legs, said  he felt pride in knowing that he knew some people who had pride and was proud.

Fred and Frank Minkleman, brothers and spouses who own and manage Gambay's Pub in the 1912 Bar District of Wuxi, China, took part in the parade so they could wear their two-headed Rosemary Clooney costume.  "We're the proudest two-head costume wearing galookas you ever saw!" said the brothers in unison.

Rip Taylor, an English Teacher at English Fungus School, got the locals temporarily excited by tossing glitter from a bag.  The locals were initially excited by Taylor with his big mustache, and his pink and neon green tuxedo till they realized he wasn't giving away money.

One female expat participated in the parade.  Henrietta Nabors, from Winnipeg, Canada, dressed up like Babe Ruth wearing a pink ballet dress.

 

Andis Kaulins, an English Teacher, who told the WCE Blog not to confuse him with the other two people in the Wuxi China Expatdom named Andis Kaulins but who weren't English Teachers, said he was disgusted by the whole parade and expressed gladness that none of these English Teachers pr Pub Owners who worked at his school, participated in the parade..  "I try to be humble and wear why my wife tells me to wear!  Thankfully, she doesn't make me dress up like Carmen Miranda with a leather teddy and postage stamp-sized Bikini!"