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[quote=JHAMMER,262784]I read on this forum about the "paintings" solicitors and about the "tea" scam thing before visiting Beijing this month.  I interacted briefly with numerous locals for picture taking ( mine  with my gf, a native ).   And one time had to steer my gf away from a "Student" who yes, had selected us to tell about some great things to show us.  Because I read on this forum, I knew this "student" standing on the corner was not someone we wanted to listen to.

I don't see the advise on this forum as blaming any victims as the prior response appears to say.

The advice here is very good and can help lead to a trouble free visit to China.  I was lucky to have a native with me, and even then got ripped off by one cabby ( of many we took ), and had a few somewhat unsavory individuals interested in us at different times.  I never felt threatened as police seemed to always be around and I used to live in NYC, so...  One thing my GF selectively did that seemed to quickly turn away those with unhealthy interest in us, was to reply when asked that my nationality was Russian.  The point being that, especially in travel, it can be a tough world out there, and any advantage you have you should be ready to use, such as advice on this forum.

I think the following advice should apply to all travelers:

Do not go anywhere with a stranger.   Not in any city anywhere.

Now, the definition of a stranger is up to you, as you most probably must rely on taxi drivers and so forth, but, the person standing on the street is %100 your stranger, and you can scale your stranger rating from there.[/quote]

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