1. No tipping- Tipping isn't expected in China. How awesome is that? When thinking about going out to dinner I get to just eat and not worry about trying to do the 20% math conversions on money that I don't even totally understand the conversion rate of.
2. Bargaining- I've been told to to start bargaining at a fourth or even an eighth of the asking price. Then settle around a third. I am going to come home with many fabulous finds. Purses, clothes, trinkets... shopping is what I do.
3. Spitting- Wait, what? Yeah... Chinese people believe it is unhealthy to swallow their spit so they just halk big loogies right on the street, grass, sidewalk, neighbor's shoes... Why would I look forward to this? Well, I'm really not okay with the thought of getting spit on me (I will try to avoid that) but I am excited about being able to just spit wherever I'm at and have that be okay.
Maybe later I will talk about what I am not looking forward to.
Mandarin lesson:
Tài guì le (too expensive)
I hope you find the thing about spitting to be untrue...
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