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Posted on: No TP
On December 24 at 4:18 AM by shanghai_helios

ChinesePod should do a lesson on these standard trite excuses, such as "中国人很多" and "中国是一个开发中的国家". Even if much of the country is undeveloped and pover... Read more

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Posted on: Leaving a Tip
On December 24 at 3:46 AM by mafanni

I guess I have been messing it up for you folks I have yet to met a fuwuyan, bellman, cabbie, return or refuse a xiaofei! and a BIG reason why 'hos... Read more

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Posted on: Leaving a Tip
On December 24 at 3:46 AM by Tal

呵呵, yo, it's generally the places that want to be 'classy' that put the staff in monkey-suits. Come to think of it, I don't recall my bags ever being... Read more

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Posted on: Leaving a Tip
On December 24 at 3:41 AM by bababardwan

haha, great anecdote Tal. btw I guess it's mostly at the more expensive hotels that you get Bell-boys and the like in China? I can't say I'm a fan... Read more

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Posted on: Leaving a Tip
On December 24 at 3:33 AM by Tal

This topic always reminds me of my very first day in China. My Chinese minder was booking me into a hotel as my accommodation at the school was 'not r... Read more

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Posted on: No TP
On December 24 at 3:10 AM by Tal

shanghai-helios is quite right I'm afraid. In any conversation with Chinese people touching on the negative aspects of life in China (e.g. dirty toile... Read more

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Posted on: Drawing Suns
On December 24 at 3:04 AM by verazxl

你的房子 is 'your house'. 你这房子 is 'The house' which belongs to you. Maybe you have several houses. If you use 你的房子,you have no idea which one is b... Read more

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On December 24 at 3:04 AM by DavidXuzhou

八大菜系 bādàcàixì   1. 鲁菜lǔcài -- 烤鸭kǎoyā, 拔丝básī, 糖醋鲤鱼tángcùlǐyǔ, 八宝辣酱bābǎolàjiàng,... Read more

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Posted on: Sent by the Company
On December 24 at 1:42 AM by verazxl

回 in Chinese has different meaning: 1. return 回家。 2. reply, response. 回Email, 回信 xìn So here it is the second one. Read more

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Posted on: No TP
On December 24 at 1:40 AM by RJ

In all fairness, Bodawei never said anything about anybody stealing. I injected that as a possibility just as a guess. I do agree with you however tha... Read more