Book Board Chat

Good morning, All!

Jim Free wifi isn't very common in China, except maybe in Beijing. You could check China Daily newspaper to see if they have a list of places thruout China where it is available. I'd assume the larger cities would have it. Maybe Google? Most people who sell at markets frequented by tourists know enough English so you can bargain. Worse comes to worse, you hold up fingers with a quizzical look on your face. They assume you are bargaining in yuan not dollars, except in HK, where they use HK dollars, but, then, most people speak English in HK. You'll do fine. You'll do better, tho, if you have a small calculator to convert yuan to dollars, unless, of course, you can do the math in your head. It was easier when there were 10 rmb to the dollar, and 10 HK dollars to 1 US dollar.

I have also found it best for customs coming home, if I keep all receipts, and a notepad to write down what I bought and how much it cost right away so I can transfer the info. to the customs sheet on the plane. One time coming back, the agent questioned my list and I pulled out the wad of receipts, and when he saw that, he just waved me thru. Another time, I had it calculated to the penny, expected to pay a bit, but the agent said, "Go on, and Merry Christmas."

Having a PITA day. I ordered a small silver necklace; it was marked as "delivered." I never received it. Went to PO to see if it was there. No. Called Carrier's supervisor at substation. She checked with carrier. He didn't recall delivering it. Then supervisor remembered another person with my name has a premier mail forwarding service and fears it was forwarded to him in FL. sigh And I really wanted the necklace, too. Wonder if that's where my K-1's have gone?