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Posted by PTravel on 11/09/07 17:55
"Martin Heffels" <goofie@flikken.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:08:00 +0000, Spex <No.spam@ta.com> wrote:
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>>To understand China you have to go there and be there for some time. In
>>some ways its conforms to the outsider's stereotype view but in others
>>it completely turns that view on its head.
>
> One day mate, one day... :-)) I have been a few times to Hong Kong, which
> I
> find very fascinating, but it is completely different from the mainland.
> Paul is lucky having a Chinese wife, because it helps tremendously if you
> have someone with you who speaks the language.
I've got a definite advantage because of my wife (nothing like a full-time
tour guide), but I often wander around by myself. China is really very
accessible, particulary in the major cities. In places like Shanghai and
Beijing, street signs are in English as well as Chinese, and menus in larger
restaurants have pictures of all the dishes, making ordering easy. China
wants foreign tourism and has done quite a lot to make it easier. The
Chinese themselves are welcoming of foreign visitors, though it's helpful to
understand a bit about Chinese culture which is quite different in some
respects from what we're used to in the west. This, of course, is not much
different from any other foreign travel -- one should always learn a bit
about the culture before going.
China travel will probably be difficult (and expensive) next year because of
the Olympics, but I really recommend it as a relatively inexpensive,
wonderful and eye-opening vacation vacation.
>
>>It is a fascinating place to travel an only by going there you begin to
>>understand it.
>>
>>How I miss the tuneful hock and spit sound that can be
>>heard.....everywhere. :)
I cracked up when I read that -- so true!
>
> :-))
>
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