So I am finally getting around to writing about China even though I've been here for three weeks already and only have three weeks left. When I first got off of the plane, I made the stupid STUPID mistake of trusting the first "cab driver" that approached me. As it turns out, I could have taken a bus from the airport to Tianjin for about $5, but instead, I thought I should take a cab to the bus station. I, for some reason (I guess I had forgotten about Paraguay), decided that it was fine that this cab driver was leading me into a deserted underground parking strucuture, that the "cab" we were driving in was unmarked, and that the meter was hidden in the glove compartment. Okay, so I survived, but the drivers charged me
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