GuidingLight 3 Posted September 9, 2007 If you have the time....just curious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,315 Posted September 9, 2007 I'm online, baby is asleep, it's as good a time as any. Go ahead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuidingLight 3 Posted September 9, 2007 My brother is headed your way and is freaking out. He works for Honeywell. As stupid as it is I told him I knew of someone there and may have some info. It's late so I feel alright just posting this. Is there anything I can give him info on. Just anything basic, simple things. His arragements are all set but he'd like to see the area. It's still vague, sorry. But I wanted to send him some info from someone who has been there. If it's too much, no worries. tia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,315 Posted September 9, 2007 Is he coming to Chengdu or China in general? If Chengdu, I could meet up wth him. The men's room has this character: 男 A square headed guy running to the right. The female restroom has this one: 女 Like a seven with a < superimposed over top. All internet places have this two x's in a 3-sided box look, very easy to identify: 网 It's the Chinese character for 'web' and I've also seen it used in association with telephone grids or wire mesh fences Since he's going with a big company they'll be sure to have a guide of some sort go with him to help out. Chinese food is very different than what he's use to in Chinese restaurants in the US. They serve meals not as individual dishes in big buffet platters so hopefully among all the options, he'll find something he likes. The meat especially can be a big mystery. If he's picky and doesn't want to try bizzaro foods, he has to make it clear. Even with something as normal as pork, he'll get an ear, with chicken he may get a foot or a head. They also never fillet anything and the food comes in small chopped up portions with skin and fat and bones all in there. My advice is be pleasant enough to try things, if you don't eat fat make that clear, but don't be so amiable as to pretend to like things if you really don't. You may have to ask for vegetables... Chinese with money love to show off by ordering a bunch of strange exotic meat all the focking time and skip the cheaper, more practical stuff on the menu. Chinese business people are notorious alcoholics and it's part of their culture to drink massive amounts of hard liquor in shot glasses. Straight. Repeatedly toasting over and over again. Wheather the idea is welcome or not, be prepared to deal with this one way or the other. Either join in and toast them back repeatedly or pour his shot glass into the guy sitting next to him and turn the glass over and refuse all offers. They probably won't like this second option by the way. But if he opens the door a little, he's in all the way. If he sees chopsticks that are stuck together, he's supposed to break them apart. They're disposable, like plastic silverware. Usually you find this in the cheap places. If he doesn't like the food he's getting, ask for Xiang Jiang food. Say "Shing John" it's close enough. It's a province of western China where it borders Afghanistan and such. The people there look half Chinese half Arab. It's also my favorite ethnic minority food -more Arab than Chinese- it's cheap and tastes good, I eat Xiang Jiang food very, very often. Just yesterday as a matter of fact. Normally I'd recommend not exchanging money in the offical exchange places but to deal with the shady looking guys in front of the bank. THen again I know of a reputable shady guy. I'm not sure even I'd trust every shady guy. The easiest way to find hookers is to look in the haircutting shops. They always have glass windows you see right in there. If you see four or five slutty looking women sitting around and barber shop furnishings but no hair cutting going on, that's the place. Especially if it's late evening or the wee hours of the morning that you see them, then it's a 100% certainty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TommyGavin 790 Posted September 9, 2007 The easiest way to find hookers is to look in the haircutting shops. They always have glass windows you see right in there. If you see four or five slutty looking women sitting around and barber shop furnishings but no hair cutting going on, that's the place. Especially if it's late evening or the wee hours of the morning that you see them, then it's a 100% certainty. I'm buying my plane ticket NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuidingLight 3 Posted September 9, 2007 Is he coming to Chengdu or China in general? If Chengdu, I could meet up wth him. The men's room has this character: 男 A square headed guy running to the right. The female restroom has this one: 女 Like a seven with a < superimposed over top. All internet places have this two x's in a 3-sided box look, very easy to identify: 网 It's the Chinese character for 'web' and I've also seen it used in association with telephone grids or wire mesh fences Since he's going with a big company they'll be sure to have a guide of some sort go with him to help out. Chinese food is very different than what he's use to in Chinese restaurants in the US. They serve meals not as individual dishes in big buffet platters so hopefully among all the options, he'll find something he likes. The meat especially can be a big mystery. If he's picky and doesn't want to try bizzaro foods, he has to make it clear. Even with something as normal as pork, he'll get an ear, with chicken he may get a foot or a head. They also never fillet anything and the food comes in small chopped up portions with skin and fat and bones all in there. My advice is be pleasant enough to try things, if you don't eat fat make that clear, but don't be so amiable as to pretend to like things if you really don't. You may have to ask for vegetables... Chinese with money love to show off by ordering a bunch of strange exotic meat all the focking time and skip the cheaper, more practical stuff on the menu. Chinese business people are notorious alcoholics and it's part of their culture to drink massive amounts of hard liquor in shot glasses. Straight. Repeatedly toasting over and over again. Wheather the idea is welcome or not, be prepared to deal with this one way or the other. Either join in and toast them back repeatedly or pour his shot glass into the guy sitting next to him and turn the glass over and refuse all offers. They probably won't like this second option by the way. But if he opens the door a little, he's in all the way. If he sees chopsticks that are stuck together, he's supposed to break them apart. They're disposable, like plastic silverware. Usually you find this in the cheap places. If he doesn't like the food he's getting, ask for Xiang Jiang food. Say "Shing John" it's close enough. It's a province of western China where it borders Afghanistan and such. The people there look half Chinese half Arab. It's also my favorite ethnic minority food -more Arab than Chinese- it's cheap and tastes good, I eat Xiang Jiang food very, very often. Just yesterday as a matter of fact. Normally I'd recommend not exchanging money in the offical exchange places but to deal with the shady looking guys in front of the bank. THen again I know of a reputable shady guy. I'm not sure even I'd trust every shady guy. The easiest way to find hookers is to look in the haircutting shops. They always have glass windows you see right in there. If you see four or five slutty looking women sitting around and barber shop furnishings but no hair cutting going on, that's the place. Especially if it's late evening or the wee hours of the morning that you see them, then it's a 100% certainty. A very sincere thank you. I may have to convince him I didn't come up with some of this though. I may just leave out the last paragraph. eta- I'll check out where exactly he is going. They are taking care of him but he likes to try and make a business trip and make it a few days of vacation as well. This will actually help him, fwiw. So thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randandy 0 Posted September 9, 2007 I'm buying my plane ticket NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can i come with? ...pig ears Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
