- Always drink bottled water... even use it to brush your teeth
- Ask for "ice water" to drink... if you ask for "water", you will get hot steaming water
- Carry toilet paper with you when you leave the "western" hotel
- Driving in Beijing is crazier than NYC and LA - only a certain % of cars are allowed on the road on specific days of the week and it is still gridlock
- Drivers honk and just drive where they want - lines on the road do not always apply
- People who ride bikes are fearless here - ride down highways, no helmets, dark clothing at night, cut right in front of cars to cross road (and cars somehow don't hit them)
- Look at pictures on stalls of public restrooms - either get to sit on seat or squat over glorified hole in the ground
- Red and yellow are "royal" colors, grey is a "common person" color
Zai jian!
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