First of all, welcome to the Jing!<p>Not sure what Leipzig was like in 86, but if you don&#x27;t find it objectionable here this week, man, you have iron lungs and a high tolerance for smoke-smelling dusty stuff. :)<p>On a serious note, the news cycle is over hyping it. But there are some pretty bad days. And this week isn&#x27;t even close to the worst it has been in Beijing a couple years ago.<p>PS: 4th year here.