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Two bitches in the Wangfujing area
By ALQUASIR | 3/4/2010 11:06:36 AM
Please beware of the two bitches operating in the Wangfujing area. One of them is said to look after children from 3 to 7 years old and have a low salary and named, supposedly, Lee.
Those two bitches took me to a tea room and after an hour presented me with a bill for 11,120 RMB.
Need to put bitches like these to the wall and shoot on the spot.
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beware the English "student"
By ASIANISBEAUTIFUL | 6/21/2009 8:14:27 AM
Americans and other English-speaking westerners traveling in China are often asked if they would assist a young Chinese person in practicing their English. These are usually college-aged people, or at least appear to be, and more often than not, they are female. Many travelers are more than willing to help, hoping perhaps to be able to move beyond the usual tour guide conversations, etc. A warning, however. Many young people in Beijing who approach westerners have made arrangements with local businesses to try and steer foreigners to their establishments.
These young people work for commissions and, hence, their seeming sincerity may have more to do with capitalist desires (wink) than with an interest in English (or you, middle aged male, who suddenly feels attractive in light of the undue attention being paid to you by an attractive young Chinese woman with an intriguing accent ;-). Some of the places that they will take you - for example, a traditional Chinese tea house or even a bar - will hike their prices accordingly, resulting in anything but a genuine Chinese "experience." If you are not careful, you will find yourself very embarrassed and considerably poorer as you are faced with paying a bill far in excess of the "Chinese price" and being unable to effectively challenge the circumstance.
The best advice is to respectfully decline anyone who approaches you and requests to practice English (or any other language), to discuss your country's culture, etc. Granted, you may end up missing out on a genuine opportunity for cultural enrichment, but that's better than ending up many hundreds of dollars or euros or pounds short.
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Hotel Booking
By MORRIS | 12/1/2007 7:53:14 PM
I booked a hotel through sinohotel and was not told that a passport was needed to check into a Beijing hotel...even when I asked by phone and multiple times by email what was needed for hotel check in. We traveled from Shanghai by over night train and only brought copies of our passports. We were not able to check into a hotel, and had to return to Shanghai on the next over night train. Noble Times Hotel Beijing attempted to rip us off by asking us to pay 300RMB more than what sinohotel quoted us at. When calling the receptonist on her scam, we were suddenly unable to check into our hotel with a copy of our passport. You must have your original passport to check into Beijing hotels and they are extremely unhelpful! I also felt that we were not properly informed by sinohotels!
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Racism
By THATSALLIE | 10/23/2007 5:52:48 PM
Racism in Beijing is at an all time high, never in my life have I experienced such prejudice. This racism seems to be towards anyone who isn't Asian - though if you have a darker complexion, expect the worst.
While in Beijing I was constantly yelled at by complete strangers, teens would come up and laugh in my face, not to mention the constant staring - it got so bad that I dreaded leaving my apartment and would only go outside while wearing sunglasses as to "hide".
And getting a cab was impossible until I got my roommate, who happened to be Asian to hail a cab - she got one immediately, while I had been standing on the side of the road waving frantically for 45 minutes.
As for those of European descents, expect to be treated as if you're a walking ATM with the smarts of a pile of rubble. The natives will charge ridiculous prices as if you have money to blow - and then talk down to you. Even if you can fluently speak the language they still treat foreigners as though their morons.
If you're set on going to China, I suggest visiting a more westernized city like Hong Kong or Shanghai, where the above prejudice is less likely (though still in existence) to occur.
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ELECTRONIC SHOPS AT THE AIRPORTS
By GULLIVER | 10/19/2007 5:36:36 PM
BE CAREFUL OF THE BAIT AND SWITCH. THESE SKILLFULL VENDORS SUCK YOU IN BY SHOWING YOU AN ORIGINAL CAM CORDER. THEN AFTER YOU PAY THEY BAG YOUR ITEM WITH A FAKE. THEN YOU DISCOVER YOU DON'T HAVE THE REAL INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND CD. THEY WILL NEVER REFUND YOUR MONEY. I OBSERVED SOME EUROPEAN TEAM MEMBERS WHO BOUGHT A SAMSUNG VIDCAM. BUT THE ONES THEY WERE GIVEN WASN'T THE REAL THING THE VENDOR DEMONSTRATED. NO MONEY BACK.
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SILK ROAD SHOPPING BLDG
By GULLIVER | 10/19/2007 5:32:33 PM
I OBSERVED ANOTHER EUROPEAN WOMAN WHO HAD PURCHASED SOME COSMETICS HERE. SHE ENDED UP IN A SCREAMING SESSION WITH THE COUNTER GIRL TO REFUND HER MONEY. SHE NEVER GOT IT BACK. ONCE YOU PAY YOU CAN NEVER GET REFUND.
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SILK ROAD SHOPPING BLDG
By GULLIVER | 10/19/2007 5:30:34 PM
BE CAREFUL WHEN SHOPPING AT THE 4TH FLOOR OPTICAL SHOP IN THE XIUSHUI ST MARKET BLDG. THEY TAKE YOUR MONEY DOWN PAYMENT AND MAKE GUARANTEES THAT YOU'LL HAVE NO PROBLEM IF YOUR NEW GLASSES AREN'T CORRECT. BUT YOU'LL NEVER GET YOUR MONEY BACK. SATISFACTION NOT GUARANTEED.
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Counterfeit Money and removed door locks
By DEBRA123 | 7/13/2007 11:59:27 PM
I was in Beijing less than one month ago. Prior to going I read these warnings/dangers and they were very helpful. However, nothing was ever mentioned about the amount of counterfeit money that is floating around! Beware! Luckily I lost only about $50.00 total in countefeit bills....especially watch out for counterfeit 100RMB. Also, before you get into a taxi make sure that you can see the locks on the door! A cab driver locked me in his cab and I was trapped in the cab and couldn't get out because the locks had been removed from the back!!! Unbeknownest to me, conterfeit money was given to me as change at the Summer Palace and when I tried to pay the driver he said it was counterfiet and locked me in the cab - luckily I had other money with me that wasn't counterfeit!!! Like any place else...there are dishonest people in the world and China is no exception.
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