Add "thai-gee-la" to your vocab - "Far too expensive".

Also "Book-a-che" = "my pleasure"

"pee-ju" = beer, but the more common name is the brand name "Ching - tau"

English is pretty widely spoken in the hotels etc. & I didn't have a
problem communicating.

If you need any specific phrases I can find out.

The monorail from Shanghai airport to the city looked worth the ride &
is probably a lot quicker than by car. The city itself is supposed to
be well worth a visit but I didn't manage it - I was stuck in the
outer suburbs for a week with a problem to fix.

RP

On 01/11/2007, Russell McMahon <apptech@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> I expect to be visiting Qingdao, in China North of Shanghai,
> on business for a few days from about November 12th. I don't
> know exactly when or how I'll arrive and leave yet but
> probably but not certainly via  Shanghai both ways.
> Depending on circumstances I may (or may not) get a chance
> to look around a day or so either side of this period. I'd
> be interested in any (polite & sensible :-) ) suggestions of
> sites or sights to see while I'm there. Either Qingdao,
> Shanghai or China related or anything from industries,
> scenery, food, notable customs or whatever.  I will have a
> camera or 3* with me, but will quite probably get to take
> far fewer than my usual complement of photos). I've been to
> Taiwan several times but never to mainland China, so I have
> a general experience of Chinese culture. My vocab is about 2
> words (Nihau, XieXie). Maybe I could add a very few more
> words to that.
>
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