We set off on this trip as a bit of a challenge, we are still eating, enjoying ourselves, seeing the sights, communicating with Baidu translator, by pointing, using GPS maps, taxi cards written in Chinese and relaxing when out and about with Hamish and Chinese friends. The major challenge of course is the language. There is some English in many key areas of the larger cities, airports, metros, some all important ATMs. Plonka at the ATM, English says, “take money in 27 seconds”, standing there looking at a pile of moola at about elbow depth, waiting for it to be presented a little further out of the machine. At 27 seconds the little window closes and a receipt is presented, the machine gobbling up the money. Shit, take the money within 27 seconds, no cancelation of
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