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sweenytodd

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Posted: July 10, 2008 - 09:32 PM
Post subject: Dont carry your passport with you all over the place!

Swiss-James wrote:

thanks for letting us know about this one Dasher- glad you only lost replaceable stuff.

Hi,

Avoid carrying the passport with you, its so dangerous to do that in *any* country. Just carry a set of colour copies of the essential documents! Smile

Mrjazz

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Posted: July 11, 2008 - 05:05 AM

Is Shanghai really that scary?

bus3
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Posted: July 11, 2008 - 07:10 AM

sweenytodd

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Posted: July 11, 2008 - 05:35 PM

Mrjazz wrote:

Is Shanghai really that scary?

like bus3 said... No.

But these type of things could happen anywhere really.

boredengineer

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Posted: July 14, 2008 - 02:57 PM

Mrjazz wrote:

Is Shanghai really that scary?

Getting robbed and cheated is not scary.

sweenytodd

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Posted: July 15, 2008 - 05:26 PM

[quote="Swiss-James"]

underh20 wrote:

Haven't been scammed yet, but I have been targeted by African "diplomats" at least 5 times at my local Pizza Hut.

The African (Nigerian) Scamsters have taken these things to another level. Its built a pretty nasty reputation for mainly East/West/Central African countries. Always in immigration checks, folks from african countries start getting questioned for quite long periods!

Bella_Min

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Posted: July 22, 2008 - 01:30 PM

Shanghai is not scary, at least you have nice guys back here in the forum, and most of them are in shanghai, who make the city more colorful. Smile

puhlease

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Posted: July 24, 2008 - 12:12 PM

I simply ignore or shove anyone who attempts to speak to me.

Adimnistrator

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Posted: July 24, 2008 - 02:55 PM

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Its been mentioned in other posts. Never use the drivers who approach you at Shanghai or Beijing airport beofre you get the the proper queue. They will rip you off.

Just met some people, they paid from Pudong airport to Lujiazui RMB 630. They have never been in China before and 630RMB was approximately what they would pay home so they just thought "well - taxis here cost same". They noticed that only when they went back and paid RMB 130...

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SnappySammy

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Posted: July 24, 2008 - 08:53 PM

dfoo wrote:

I would say the corrupt police draw the line at that, no? Its one thing to intimidate and rip off a foreigner, its quite another to actually hospitalize them.

If you're corrupt, then there is no line to draw

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SnappySammy

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Posted: July 27, 2008 - 11:24 PM

some things never change.... oldies but goodies

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oh_the_darkness

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Posted: July 27, 2008 - 11:30 PM

Hahaha!!!

Fcking priceless shiit sammy!!!

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cosmoandme
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Posted: July 30, 2008 - 10:51 AM
Post subject: what's going on?

rucksack wrote:

In addition, be aware of people running along side you trying to snatch things out of your pockets while you are in motion. That is a very popular method used by the out of town gangs (Xin Jiang People). The locals ride so slow they are easy pickins.

This is just a question: Are the "Xin Jiang people" really that bad? Everytime something bad happens, I hear "Xin Jiang people" did it.
2 weeks ago my friend who is REALLY NAIVE got her wallet stolen... she went to the police again they said:Xin Jiang people" did it...

8lrr8
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Posted: Aug 04, 2008 - 02:55 PM
Post subject: Re: what's going on?

cosmoandme wrote:

This is just a question: Are the "Xin Jiang people" really that bad? Everytime something bad happens, I hear "Xin Jiang people" did it. 2 weeks ago my friend who is REALLY NAIVE got her wallet stolen... she went to the police again they said:Xin Jiang people" did it...

was told they get scapegoated cuz they look different than han chinese.

RussianBear

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Posted: Aug 04, 2008 - 03:10 PM

NEVER pay prepay for look apartments unless landlord delivered with own property docs.

SnappySammy

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Posted: Aug 05, 2008 - 09:42 PM
Post subject: Re: what's going on?

rucksack wrote:

In Europe it's the Gypsies in Shanghai it's the Xin Jiang people...

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RussianBear

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Posted: Aug 05, 2008 - 09:44 PM

Henan people is NOT SUGAR too. And very famouse in China.

SnappySammy

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Posted: Aug 05, 2008 - 09:54 PM

what ever happened to USSR.....

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RussianBear

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Posted: Aug 05, 2008 - 10:00 PM

that's true

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SnappySammy

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Posted: Aug 05, 2008 - 11:54 PM

What exactly does that have to do with the USSR going the way of the nickel Hot Dog

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RussianBear

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Posted: Aug 06, 2008 - 12:09 AM

cold be

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SnappySammy

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Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 01:48 AM

SnappySammy wrote:

some things never change.... oldies but goodies

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disconbobulated

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Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 05:45 AM

Best advice for travelling...Dont write a cheque with your mouth, that your ass cant CASH!!

rucksack

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Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 04:24 PM

I can actually tell a XinJiang person from a Han Chinese person. In my neighborhood I saw them daily in the morning during rush hour casing groups of people waiting for busses or people waiting at stop lights on their bikes. Also, at a nearby XinJiang restaurant I spotted some young men that I recognized picked my purse. I went to the police station and they just nodded, blah blah blah and did nothing as far as I know.

SnappySammy

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Posted: Oct 03, 2008 - 10:51 PM
Post subject: Re: Dont carry your passport with you all over the place!

sweenytodd wrote:

Swiss-James wrote:

thanks for letting us know about this one Dasher- glad you only lost replaceable stuff.

Hi,

Avoid carrying the passport with you, its so dangerous to do that in *any* country. Just carry a set of colour copies of the essential documents! Smile

In The US you can now get a Passport ID card, so you don't need to carry your passport on your person all the time....

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