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10/30/10(Sat)22:20 No.2702295>>2701713
You start off very simple, talking to shop keepers, "I want this" "How much is it" etc. etc.
Yes,
in the early going you will sometimes need to play a game of charades
with people in order to get what you want. You will occasionally feel
humiliated/frustrated going through this process, the language barrier
can be very isolating for some people. You hear glowing tales from
people that go overseas and love it, but if you are easily flustered,
forget about it.
>>2701655
Most
adults don't piss and shit on the streets. It's not uncommon to see a
woman holding her baby's ass over the street while they take a piss. The
young children all wear pants with the back end split open, diapers
have yet to make their way over in most areas I was in.
People
spit, the smog is bad in pretty much every Chinese city. Coal bricks and
open coal heaters were used in a lot of the alley restaurants I
visited. I smoked at the time, so I didn't mind the horking and all the
rest of it. Not sure how I would cope with it now, EVERYONE smokes so it
might bother me more. Depending on where you go, China can be pretty
filthy. The huge amount of construction, coal power and the sheer number
of people contribute to that. That being said, Shanghai was very nice
and Hong Kong was spotless, likewise Beijing was pretty clean. I was
there a few months before the Olympics though. |
