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Prepare for the squeeze while boarding buses.
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It is not advisable to use the crowded public buses when travelling with children. The buses will be especially crowded during peak hours, such as during the morning rush to work, evening rush to get home, and during lunch time. It is not that bad during off peak hours. When there's a lot of people, the locals will not hesitate to push one another and squeeze to be the first to get on the buses. Be prepared to be able to stand firm (a bit difficult sometimes) and squeeze up the buses. If you are in front of the crowd, the force will push you up the buses. No such things as manners like in the western world when boarding buses.

Boarding the buses at bus stations is in a more orderly manner. In that case, everyone will have to queue up. There are also many who cut queue. Many locals seems to be satisfied to cut queue even by a couple of people. Many occasions from my experience is that when I reach the end of the queue first, the person behind me will certainly cut in front of me. Perhaps I did not stand very close to the person in front of me, which I am not used to and prefer not to. I prefer to have some breathing space. :-) Whenever there's opportunity to cut queue, many will not hesitate.

Written Mar 13, 2003

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Gambling tables in garden.
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I went to a park called "er-tong gong yuan" - translated to be children's garden.
It was in the mid afternoon and gambling tables were being set-up. Perhaps that how they kill their time by gambling in the park. You can join in if you like, just select which table you want to join. Different tables have different games and rules.

Written Mar 5, 2003

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tipping
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We noticed that in the local restaurants that no one left a tip. When I offered money to a waitress, it was strongly refused.

Written Jan 2, 2007

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Traditional wedding Dress
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Traditional wedding Dress

Maybe you can try to take some photos with such clothes like them. It looks very interesting.

Written Jul 24, 2003

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FOOTBALL AND BABYS
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Andrew_Liu 101 reviews
BABY AND FOOTBALL

This is an interesting picture. This scene can be found every where in Dalian. Why the club team of Dalian gets champion often? It is the answer!

Written Jun 13, 2003

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Spitting...
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Nan nu lao shao dou ze me zhuo. :-)
(Men, women, old and young, all do this) - literally translation.
Spitting whenever and wherever is very common on the streets.

Kuaiiiii..... pooi...

Written Mar 12, 2003

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Population Control.
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I saw this sign when I was walking around Dalian. Basically, the top one means "Controlling the population, building a better home".

Written Mar 5, 2003

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Urgent need to pee?
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I went to a park and this is very common. I was very surprised too.. So I will not walk on the grass patch. Cannot imagine the stench on a hot and humid day.

Written Mar 5, 2003

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