Some things about "Shanghai" most people will nowadays agree on.

1. Its use is not common, there are plenty of better synonyms that won't raise a single eye-brow.
2. Using a word that means something negative, connected a country or ethnicity, would be especially undesirable in today's society.

Some things about "Shanghai" most people will nowadays agree on.

1. Its use is not common, there are plenty of better synonyms that won't raise a single eye-brow.
2. Using a word that means something negative, connected with a country or ethnicity, would be especially undesirable in today's society.