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Guangzhou: My 6 "Deadly" Culture Shocks – You've Been Warned!

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    Terrence Beer
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    They mean we're 'stingy' (a term older folks might use, literally 'wet bones'). Besides, why should someone they don't even know be generous to them? Right?

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      Tracy Hoppe
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      It's precisely because of people like the first commenter that the second commenter (being in Guangdong) then leads to the situation described by the sixth commenter.

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        Leon O'Keefe
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        Hahahahahaha, that's hilarious!

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          Lewis Larkin
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          That second point is directed right at you!

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            Benjamin Dooley
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            Everyone, don't blame them. Actually, sometimes I find them quite pitiful. It seems like their life has nothing else to do but slander Guangdong. Self-awareness is important; good things don't need constant promotion. Similarly, no matter how much you try to tarnish its reputation, you can't. It's like a Ferrari – you don't need to tell the world it's a good car. Africa and India are poor enough, right? But you don't see daily news reports about their poverty, do you?

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              Antoinette Ferry
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              Clearly a 'laotou' (derogatory term for a non-Cantonese speaking mainlander). Go check out Tee Mall or a five-star hotel, and you wouldn't want to leave for even a minute.

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                Marcos Goodwin
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                If you could afford to spend, you wouldn't be calling people 'stingy'.

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                  Cathy Gulgowski
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                  Then just go wherever it's cool for you.

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                    Ms. Cecilia Lowe
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                    Go quickly! Go on! Quick, quick, quick, quick, quick, go!

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                      Frank Cole
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                      Hahahaha, as a Northeasterner in Guangzhou, I'd say Guangzhou is really great... as long as you ignore all the non-human creatures.

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                        Rosemarie Sawayn PhD
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                        I'm currently living in an older residential complex, but the apartment is newly renovated. I really hope there are no cockroaches, or I'll die!

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