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patrick0530
Posted on: To Tip or Not to Tip
October 8, 2009 at 9:09 AMIs it disrespectful, as though you're giving charity and pitying them rather than rewarding them? With the service given sometimes a tipping culture would be a good incentive.
Posted on: National Day
October 1, 2009 at 4:40 AMTypical authoritarianism, although obviously not that bad as I can still come here and write this. The whole affair somehow feels like the bully at school who invites his victims to his birthday party and they all go knowing the consequences if they don't
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Dongbei
June 22, 2009 at 1:15 PMI surveyed the meaning of 小姐 quite a bit here, in Changchun, and at the very least it raises eyebrows. The only time I have ever knowingly heard this term used was in the negative way, and that was a taxi driver who wanted to know if I was interested. In other words, I'm pretty sure it's a by-word for street girl, in dongbei.
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Dongbei
June 18, 2009 at 1:33 PMIn Jilin you should certainly never call someone 小姐, here it has quite negative connotations, e.g, a lady of the night.
Posted on: Train to Beijing
January 27, 2009 at 4:50 PMI thought it was 'fan ren' which meant annoying? because Goulniky further up says 'Keqi'
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Posted on: To Tip or Not to Tip
October 8, 2009 at 11:29 AM不用找， bu yong zhao, "keep the change".