Living in China

[Weelock]

Baidu Translate is highly recommended!

Jibbigo used to be the best, but I don't know what has happened to it since Facebook Fuckerberg bought the company.

Are you back in Shenzhen?

Ikks.

Do I know you? Have we met before? You have over 900 post so it's a good possibility.
If we met before, send me a PM so that I can further communicate with you.

Thanks.

Also thanks for the suggestion.

[Ikksman]

Help with selecting an app that translate Mandarin to English and English to Mandarin. I have been using google translation for a while. It.
Really does a terrible job but It is free. It is only about 60% accurate. Can someone suggest an app to translate Chinese to English to buy for Android phone.
Also does Apple have an app for translation since I might switch in the future. Thanks.

Baidu Translate is highly recommended!

Jibbigo used to be the best, but I don't know what has happened to it since Facebook Fuckerberg bought the company.

Are you back in Shenzhen?

Ikks.

[HorneeFalang]

One of the things I've always liked in China are the Chinese-style spa-saunas, the kind where you put all your clothes in a locker, do the shower, sauna, hot pools, body scrub, then put on pajamas and hang out in the lounge (watch TV, get a foot massage, etc). Many of them even have a buffet, and you can stay there all day, overnight, or whatever. Of course, I like the ones with FS, but I also go to the "normal" ones.

Anyone know if this is common in any other countries? I suppose Korea and Japan have them, but I'm wondering where to find them in Southeast Asia. If they have Mandarin-speaking Chinese staff, and FS, that's a plus (as I not only like the saunas, I also have a Mandarin-speaking girl fetish). I'm aware of the ones in HK and Macau, but the Macau ones are expensive, and the HK ones are often sparse (no hot pools, no buffet, no body scrub).

Singapore has theses type of establishments.

[Weelock]

Help with selecting an app that translate Mandarin to English and English to Mandarin. I have been using google translation for a while. It.

Really does a terrible job but It is free. It is only about 60% accurate. Can someone suggest an app to translate Chinese to English to buy for Android phone.

Also does Apple have an app for translation since I might switch in the future. Thanks.

[ABCinLA]

http://www.news.com.au/finance/money...-1227395767999

This article refers to a Canberra (Australia) punter who was scammed out of hundreds of Australian dollars.

Does it happen in China? .

Probably better to ask is the Pope a Catholic?

Moral of the story, don't pay before you play.

Just my experience.

P13.

The Wechat scam in which the guy or girl gets you to prepay for a stored value card is a worldwide issue. A very very well known monger got taken for the equivalent of $100 US in Japan and its extremely prevalent in Southern California or all across North America where Itunes prepaid cards are a big deal.

[Ikksman]

Many foreigners aren't aware that China has, until very recently, a weird way of blocking toilet drain smells. One needs to add water every few weeks into the drain holes on the bathroom floor. This is captured in a half torus ring shaped device, blocking the smells underneath, but evaporates quickly during warm weather. Additionally, they rust away every few years being made from very cheap, very thin metal. But they are easy to replace

The first time this happened to me, my GFs (from Hunan of course) didn't know the answer, and I eventually had to ask a business colleague, who instantly knew the problem!

In the next apartment I had, the owner had done minor renovations in the kitchen and bricked in the main water tap behind a wall! Of course illegal and very handy if a rubber water seal failed elsewhere in the apartment, causing a flood which could only be stopped by turning off the water to the entire 26 floor building. The management guys said they would refuse to turn off the water to the entire building and the apartment owner refused me permission to smash through the wall to get to the apartment tap. So I developed a disaster management plan to use towels to channel the water to the two balconies. Contingency plans for everything - even getting out of the country quickly if necessary.

Ikks

[Pushkin13]

http://www.news.com.au/finance/money...-1227395767999

This article refers to a Canberra (Australia) punter who was scammed out of hundreds of Australian dollars.

Does it happen in China? .

Probably better to ask is the Pope a Catholic?

Moral of the story, don't pay before you play.

Just my experience.

P13.

[Member #4495]

LOL how can they enforce?

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/artic...law?1356599701

[Aiii2]

I have have never seen an account where it says right out, "do you want to fuck?"

I have found and been added around 10 girls (surely pimps) that was obvious in what kind of business they where in. I have never found pictures of naked women but always found a few pictures (low resolution) of a girl in sexy clothes. Also if you see a phone number printed across a picture like someone mentioned it is probably 99% related to sex business.

In most cases they also to my surprise quoted prices and a list of services after adding them. They never ask if you want to fuck but they ask if you need "sister door-to-door service".

My experience comes from these last few months here in Shenzhen.

[Night Cat]

One of the things I've always liked in China are the Chinese-style spa-saunas, the kind where you put all your clothes in a locker, do the shower, sauna, hot pools, body scrub, then put on pajamas and hang out in the lounge (watch TV, get a foot massage, etc). Many of them even have a buffet, and you can stay there all day, overnight, or whatever. Of course, I like the ones with FS, but I also go to the "normal" ones.

Anyone know if this is common in any other countries? I suppose Korea and Japan have them, but I'm wondering where to find them in Southeast Asia. If they have Mandarin-speaking Chinese staff, and FS, that's a plus (as I not only like the saunas, I also have a Mandarin-speaking girl fetish). I'm aware of the ones in HK and Macau, but the Macau ones are expensive, and the HK ones are often sparse (no hot pools, no buffet, no body scrub).

[Night Cat]

The last time I stayed at one of those places in Tsimshatsui, they charged me $500. Just a room with tv, bathroom and toilet, so small and feels like a jail cell.

Mmlouie.

Maybe they charged you the "foreigner rate". I stayed in one of those tiny rooms for HKD 400 or 500, with window (they also offered a windowless room for around HKD 300). Later, I heard that they charge Mainlanders a lower rate.

That was on Granville Road in TST. It felt a lot more sane (less chaotic) than Chungking Mansions. I have phone numbers for that guesthouse and a few others in the same building. PM me for more info.

[Ikksman]

Ever since all these Mainlanders started coming to Hong Kong in droves, guest houses have proliferated all over the place.

Mostly close to where these PRC visitors go to I. E. Mongkok, Causeway bay, Tsimshatsui, Wanchai etc.

My friend stayed at one in Mirador Mansion last night at HK 280 whilst another stayed last month at one in Chung King Mansion for $250 - both in Tsimshatsui.

Google for these guest houses. Tons will appear.

SEAJ

I don't think that many westerners, who are not backpackers, would be happy staying in either Chungking or Mirador Mansions, especially Chungking. Whenever I see Chungking Mansions I am immediately reminded of the old Walled City in Kowloon, except that there are few Chinese faces among the residents there (most seem to be African, Indian, etc).

Seriously though, my biggest gripe about HK hotels is that the prices (of centrally located hotels) rise dramatically whenever there is a major conference or exhibition in town. And this seems to be nearly every week. There are some reasonably priced boutique hotels in HK, but they are usually fully booked weeks in advance.

I sometimes stay at Traders (a Shangri-La brand?), which is very reasonably priced for a HKI hotel. Their prices don't fluctuate as much as a lot of other places. If you book ahead, USD110 + taxes is still possible.

If I need to stay in HK on a budget, I would pick one of the hotels in the New Territories. There are some quality 4 star places that are quite reasonably priced, but a bit of a nuisance to get to Central. Check on Tripadvisor dot com.

And the other thing is to book ahead to get the best possible prices!

Chungking Mansions? No thanks! I see the place whenever I visit my tailor (Ash Samtani, expensive but good) and have actually played in there once with 2 WGs. But never again!

Cheers.

[Mmlouie]

LOL. Probably even smaller than a jail cell, and for sure less secure!

I know, is not the same anymore. You used to be able to get a 4 star hotel for less than 60 $ a night, now you cannot even touch it for less than 200 $.

Mmlouie.

[SE Asia Joe]

The last time I stayed at one of those places in Tsimshatsui, they charged me $500. Just a room with tv, bathroom and toilet, so small and feels like a jail cell.

Mmlouie.

LOL. Probably even smaller than a jail cell, and for sure less secure!

But what the heck. It's only to sleep in.

Save your money for the hotels in China. Nice luxurious rooms at a fraction of the cost of Hong Kong hotels.

SEAJ

[Mmlouie]

Mirador Mansion last night at HK 280

SEAJ

The last time I stayed at one of those places in Tsimshatsui, they charged me $500. Just a room with tv, bathroom and toilet, so small and feels like a jail cell.

Mmlouie.