Posters are appearing around Beijing guiding locals about how to interact with the (few) foreigners coming for the Summer Games. The posters instruct residents on the “eight don’t asks” when chatting with foreign guests. Here’s a rough tran... ...full story at Tim Johnson
from Tim Johnson on Tue, Jul 22 2008
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