How to Have an Easier Time when Traveling China

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get the locals who are able to speak English to write down what you want and just take it to wherever you need to buy the item

   Show the sales assistant.
   
   Whenever you go to a restaurant that has a picture menu (with both the Chinese and English names of the food) and you see anything you like, just take photos of the menu and later show it to the waiter/waitresses which only have Chinese characters what you want.
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   Step 2: such as bus & train stations for tickets

   and enlarge it to at least size 16 (since the older people can't read small writing normally) and show it to them when you get to a restaurant with only Chinese writing. ,,,,,,
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   Step 3: shops for supplies and food.

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   Step 4: Choose to have certain foods that you can eat all the time

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   Step 5: then use an online service like Google to give translations (in Chinese) as well as the methods of cooking such as steamed

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   Step 6: boiled

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   Step 7: Learn a few words excuse me (as in get out of the way)

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   Step 8: where is ____

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   Step 9: I don't understand

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    Step 10: and please rephrase that and other useful phrases.

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    Step 11: Learn the numbers 1-10 hand gestures

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    Step 12: since they are not the same as the rest of the world.

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    Step 13: Buy a decent phrase book.

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    Step 14: Get the addresses and the places that you are going to in Chinese and Pinyin to show to the locals.

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    Step 15: Try to make local friends who can speak English and Mandarin and when you are really struggling and have no other option call them and ask them to translate something for you.

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    Step 16: Book a hostel in advance and always ask the hostel to text you the address in Chinese so that you can show the locals and taxi drivers.

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