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A Somali's travel experience in China. (Pix included)

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Nin ilbax ah, the good ilbax not the focked up ilbax Somalis have corrupted.

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Cooly written travel log. Did quick read and jumped to different parts of the article to gauge. I like the energy with which he wrote, his words bounce off from the page as if they are alive.
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Yes, it is also very helpful if you do plan to visit China. I now know at least one scam to avoid in the eventuality I visit there. :lol:
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I asked one of the front desk employees where I could find a pharmacy but right away, a young Chinese lady on the sideline approached me and offered her assistance and gladly took me to a drug store and helped me as a translator with her fluent English. She asked me if we could have some tea together, I reluctantly accepted, knowing how risky it can be to deal with strangers while traveling in a foreign land. She lured me to a nearby tea house�"and she stressed that as university student, she seeks contact with foreign travelers in order to improve her English skills. Twenty minutes later, one of the bar ladies gave me a bill, totaled 900 Chinese Yuan, an equivalent of $132 dollars for two teas and snack (nuts). I was speechless and in disbelief, I asked how could two teas cost that much, "You maybe wrong, are you sure this is the right bill?” I asked. She handed me the menu and showed me the price and service charge. I looked at my wallet and found only 650 Yuan that I have exchanged for $100 dollars just before I left the hotel. At one point, I decided to refuse to pay, but realized that I had fallen for one of the Chinese scams and have no choice, but to pay, otherwise I would have to face Chinese justice. Finally, I accepted the charges and gave the lady my Visa Card.
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Double post, sorry. Yea, the two hundred dollar cup of tea. That was a shocker. PS:I have been to Japan before. I do have the pictures I took back then. I should post some shortly. Never got the chance to look for Somalis.
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Voltage wrote:
I asked one of the front desk employees where I could find a pharmacy but right away, a young Chinese lady on the sideline approached me and offered her assistance and gladly took me to a drug store and helped me as a translator with her fluent English. She asked me if we could have some tea together, I reluctantly accepted, knowing how risky it can be to deal with strangers while traveling in a foreign land. She lured me to a nearby tea house�"and she stressed that as university student, she seeks contact with foreign travelers in order to improve her English skills. Twenty minutes later, one of the bar ladies gave me a bill, totaled 900 Chinese Yuan, an equivalent of $132 dollars for two teas and snack (nuts). I was speechless and in disbelief, I asked how could two teas cost that much, "You maybe wrong, are you sure this is the right bill?” I asked. She handed me the menu and showed me the price and service charge. I looked at my wallet and found only 650 Yuan that I have exchanged for $100 dollars just before I left the hotel. At one point, I decided to refuse to pay, but realized that I had fallen for one of the Chinese scams and have no choice, but to pay, otherwise I would have to face Chinese justice. Finally, I accepted the charges and gave the lady my Visa Card.

Damn chinks,

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Lol@ somalis in china. Acuudubillah, we are everywhere, cursed to wander the globe like the jews were before, except now they're doing pretty good for themselves.
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Temple We visited



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I have me dining with our instructor and translator(hot Japanese girl) at a traditional japanese restaurant where you sit on the floor. I ate with the sticks clumsily and they thought that was funny. Other pictures are too personal, some mountains and Old market pics. Nothing extremely attractive.
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A night out in the city

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Ganjaweed wrote:Lol@ somalis in china. Acuudubillah, we are everywhere, cursed to wander the globe like the jews were before, except now they're doing pretty good for themselves.

It is almost safe to say that every country has at least 500 Somalis

Even weird places like Afghanistan and Mongolia probably have Somalis
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I know this one guy doing a study abroad in one of the small South American countries. He told me the first week he met some Somalis on the street. :lol:

Geo, nice man. What was your trip for?
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We took this one through a huge keyhole hahahaha

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Same Statue upclose


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My older sister went there in may of last year.

She said walking in the busy streets of china is madness - The amount of people walking past/across/next to you is ridiculous.
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My friend smiling for the camera at the subway station :lol:


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