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Cabbie Culture and Driving in China

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ID: BST0010 Any
In today's episode of Beijing Standard Time, David and Jason are here interviewing Mr. Dong, a former cabbie and current 班车 (bānchē) driver. Learn about some of the challenges and rewards of driving a cab in Shanghai. This interview is a little harder than past interviews on BST, so don't be shy about leaving questions below. Additionally, ChinesePod has a newbie lesson for telling a cab driver where to go in Chinese, and a higher level upper-intermediate lesson for taking on a devious taxi driver giving the run-around. Enjoy!
David,Jason,Catherine
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