Guangzhou? Not My Vibe.
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I find that B&Bs in China generally don't meet hotel standards. I'd recommend booking a hotel. I stayed in one in Guangzhou for over 300 yuan and never saw any cockroaches.
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Thanks for the advice, sis! I don't usually stay in B&Bs either. The bride actually booked it for us bridesmaids, but I ended up not staying there and headed back to Shanghai that same night. Hopefully, next time I visit, I'll stay in a nice hotel in the city, and I won't run into these kinds of problems.
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What you're saying pretty much sums up my 5 years in Guangzhou, plus the sweltering and humid weather.
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I assumed Guangzhou would be like Shanghai, with lots of people from out of town and Mandarin being widely spoken. I didn't expect to see a massive dead cockroach on the ground – I was so startled I screamed! Then, two people behind me just kept laughing.
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I was expecting you to say something like how accommodating locals are, trying to speak Mandarin (even if it's not their strong suit) with outsiders. But then you said you dislike Cantonese-accented Mandarin – that's not what I anticipated at all.
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Honestly, Cantonese-accented Mandarin can be really hard to understand, making communication quite challenging.
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Isn't it a sign of being accommodating that they try to communicate with you in Cantonese-accented Mandarin, even if it's not standard? You'd understand if you visited some areas in Southwestern China.
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Good point.
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Well, hurry up and leave then.
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Already back! Bye-bye~
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You're so lucky! You actually got to hear Cantonese-accented Mandarin that's hard to understand, and you got to see cockroaches.
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Yep, super lucky.
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Oh, OP, I totally feel you! I'm seriously wondering why I even came here to put myself through this.