Guangzhou: It's Great! ...Just Don't Expect Me Back.
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As someone from Hangzhou, I've been up late looking at guides – heading to Guangzhou the day after tomorrow! I've already been to Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, so how could I miss out on visiting and eating my way through Guangzhou?!
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Honestly, there's no need to follow guides from Xiaohongshu. They're mostly useless. You'll understand when you visit the places they recommend.
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I don't get why ride-hailing is hard. Usually, I use Ruqi, and for 7-seaters, Gaode or Didi. Locals avoid the 'deathly' Line 3. Many internet-famous spots are actually terrible; locals don't go there.
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I've already explained the specific reasons. Plus, it's just me and my child traveling; I never even considered getting a 7-seater.
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- That's clearly a sweeping generalization. I respect and understand your feelings, but to draw such conclusions based on just a few days' experience shows a fundamental lack of respect and understanding of Guangzhou.
- You weren't really here to travel; you were just here to take photos for your social media to show off. Guangzhou is modest and low-key, without too many 'prestige projects' for you to photograph. It's normal that you prefer Shenzhen, which is shiny and glamorous, since you only look at the surface and don't understand depth and substance.
- Since you're from Jiangsu, why don't you recommend those restaurants, including dessert shops, that you claim taste no different from Guangzhou's Cantonese cuisine? Let everyone go and compare. It's normal you can't appreciate the uniqueness of 'Food in Guangzhou'; after all, you're just here for photos and don't know how to savor the flavors.
- If your taxis always took 10-15 minutes or more to arrive, and it wasn't during peak hours, then it's probably just your bad luck.
- Discussing urban management with you would be like casting pearls before swine. Let's just drop it.
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I took a few token photos on the first day and none after that. It's not like I've never seen the world. What do you mean I was just here for photos? Is Guangzhou really something I'd need to show off? You're the one I'm casting pearls before swine by talking to you.
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Guangzhou won't miss you.
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And I think there's one too many of you here. How about you show yourself out?
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Regarding the e-scooters, as a Guangzhou local, I have to agree, they're a mess. Even my friend visiting from the US for a week was shocked by how they dart around chaotically. But saying Guangzhou's food isn't as good as Shanghai's? That's where I absolutely disagree! As someone who also travels to Shanghai frequently for business, even with meal budgets over 1000 RMB per person, I have to say, the food there often isn't great! It's so sweet, I worry about getting diabetes! Guangzhou's food scene caters to all budgets: you can get an authentic bowl of fish ball noodles from a time-honored stall for 10 RMB, or a luxurious Cantonese meal for 1000 RMB – it has everything. Moreover, in Guangzhou, and even across Guangdong, if there's even one person at the table who speaks Mandarin, everyone, regardless of age or how poor their Mandarin is, will try their best to speak it. In Shanghai, they just speak Shanghainese whether you understand or not, as if it's your fault for not understanding their dialect!
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Did I say it wasn't as good as Shanghai? I said it was just average, no different from similar restaurants in my own city. And speaking of language, I don't think any city compares to you guys – you even type in Cantonese! Just scroll down and see for yourselves. Who do you all think you are, acting so high and mighty?