my travel itinerary

my travel itinerary
Mar 23, 2008 02:07	#11
GUESTMICHAEL	hehe I will just do my usual trick when in countries with no english menu. Put a big smile on my face and point at the food on other peoples plates :) I find as long as you looking the most important basics like please and thankyous, the basic numbers ect and are just polite and patient you can get pretty far in most countries (even your own). I found a few people who are willing to show me around anyway but thats never stopped me before ;) Thanks for all the advice anyway. Im sure ill ask another hundred or so questions before i go!

Mar 23, 2008 02:07

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GUESTMICHAEL

hehe I will just do my usual trick when in countries with no english menu. Put a big smile on my face and point at the food on other peoples plates :) I find as long as you looking the most important basics like please and thankyous, the basic numbers ect and are just polite and patient you can get pretty far in most countries (even your own). I found a few people who are willing to show me around anyway but thats never stopped me before ;)
Thanks for all the advice anyway. Im sure ill ask another hundred or so questions before i go!

Mar 23, 2008 04:34	#12
ELLYSE Points: Join Date: Oct 30, 2005 Status: Offline	Another good method that works in small, hole-in-the-wall restaurants would be to just go into the kitchen and pick out what you want to eat, from what's available.

Mar 23, 2008 08:52	#13
BARONTWANGLE Points: Join Date: Nov 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Good suggestion Ellyse, and I have done this a few times before in the more family run establishments. Just be careful not to trip over the dog, otherwise they might think you want them to cook it!

Mar 23, 2008 16:39

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CHINATRAVELG...
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BARONTWA...,

True that the taste and style may not be the same in oversea Chinese restaurants. But the menu names in Chinese are pretty much the same. The Chinese restaurants overseas predominantly serve Cantonese cuisine, but Sichuan dishes are also popular. I don't know where you are from. But believe me my advice works.

If you really want to have some authentic Chinese food, go to the closest China town.

Mar 23, 2008 20:35

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BARONTWANGLE
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Chinatrav. I am British, and for years I worked in London's China Town. I have now lived in China (Beijing, and Guangzhou) for 3 years, and trust me, the restaurants have very little in common. However, you originally referred to the local "Chinese take away", which has absolutely nothing in common with Chinese restaurants other than in name. This was what made me laugh, and hence my original reply.

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