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 Sep 1, 2005 - 5:35 PM
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A friend of mine is teaching English in China and wants me to come visit. Anyone been there?
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Oct 14, 2005 - 4:43 PM
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Well I went. And I'm back.
I saw such sites as the Fat Ho Retirement Home and the Golden Shower Tree.  No dirt roads, no huge fleas. Some mosquitos (though not as bad as Alaska, for example) and a lot of houses and public areas are poorly maintained from a North America/Europe standpoint. I was mostly worried about the police being like Tijuana cops (in constant need of bribes). It was not the case, there were a lot of police in China, but they don't really have anything to do. Perhaps for fear of a Chinese prison. Likewise I saw no crime and never felt intimidated by darkness or alleyways. Being a 'lao wei' I got a lot of attention, but nothing problematic. Had a great time, want to go back sometime to see the northern provinces and Lhasa.    
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mr_dude Travel Sep 1, 2005 - 5:35 PM
shin QUOTE(mr_dude @ Sep 1, 2005 - 10:35 PM)A frie... Sep 2, 2005 - 1:32 PM darksecret Damn, I thought they served pizza and cheeseburger... Sep 2, 2005 - 1:41 PM mr_dude Wow, you guys are awesome!
So let me get ... Sep 2, 2005 - 2:02 PM celicaboston1983 if you gonna go make sure you go to the safe parts... Sep 2, 2005 - 2:06 PM shin yea... lotsa robbery even in broad daylight..so ma... Sep 2, 2005 - 2:26 PM
mr_dude QUOTEyea... lotsa robbery even in broad daylight..... Sep 2, 2005 - 2:30 PM
celicaboston1983 QUOTE(shin @ Sep 2, 2005 - 7:26 PM)yea... lot... Sep 2, 2005 - 2:36 PM mr_dude QUOTEif you gonna go make sure you go to the safe ... Sep 2, 2005 - 2:26 PM celicaboston1983 mostly what shin said robbery in broad day light. ... Sep 2, 2005 - 2:38 PM soulshadow My uncles been to China before and he's got vi... Sep 2, 2005 - 3:22 PM shin lol. that is soooo exaggarated soulshadow. but yea... Sep 3, 2005 - 11:49 AM 95gtschick panda bears!! cute nice pics... did ya h... Oct 14, 2005 - 4:49 PM |
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