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I'm going away on holiday on the 15th. I'm guessing that all the Tibet talks in debates will block this site when i get there, so you will all be happy to know that i will probably not post till i get back [waits for applause]

Cant freakin wait.

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To get you even more hyped, here's a picture of Tibetan sheep:
http://www.tew.org/images/a17.jpeg

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Originally posted by Palynka
To get you even more hyped, here's a picture of Tibetan sheep:
http://www.tew.org/images/a17.jpeg
I'm not going to tibet. I'm going to the east coast. I won't evenbe able to play poker, or bet on the football, as i don't think they allow gambling there either.....it's going to be like being given internet access at work.

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
I'm not going to tibet. I'm going to the east coast. I won't evenbe able to play poker, or bet on the football, as i don't think they allow gambling there either.....it's going to be like being given internet access at work.
You can always do a trip to Macau, the Las Vegas of the East.

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I wonder if hong kong is behind the great cyber wall of china as well?

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Originally posted by Palynka
You can always do a trip to Macau, the Las Vegas of the East.
We were going to go to Korea and Japan, but we're bringing me ol Mum and Dad now for the Chinese leg of the "wedding". Got a Head of the Army tank training college come to pick us up when we reach her city....that'll be fun.

"Tanks eh?"

"Yes"

"What's up with that?"

"........."

"Where's the bar?"

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
We were going to go to Korea and Japan, but we're bringing me ol Mum and Dad now for the Chinese leg of the "wedding". Got a Head of the Army tank training college come to pick us up when we reach her city....that'll be fun.

"Tanks eh?"

"Yes"

"What's up with that?"

.........

"Where's the bar?"
There's nothing like driving a tank down Tiananmen Square at the end of the day.

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
We were going to go to Korea and Japan, but we're bringing me ol Mum and Dad now for the Chinese leg of the "wedding". Got a Head of the Army tank training college come to pick us up when we reach her city....that'll be fun.

"Tanks eh?"

"Yes"

"What's up with that?"

"........."

"Where's the bar?"
the chinese version of shotgun wedding? 🙂

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Originally posted by Palynka
There's nothing like driving a tank down Tiananmen Square at the end of the day.
Wait till you hear this......

We are booked on a 3 night , 4 day tour of Beijing.

3 nights in a 4* hotel, all meals provided, bus trips every day to different sights (birds nest stadium/ CCTV tower etc). entry through the first gate (second gate costs extra, that's where the good stuff is)......€60 per person. Sweet deal.

My wife booked it through a Chinese company, and everything was grand until they found out there were three westerners going.

"We have to charge the westerners €20 extra" she is told. "they expect a better service".

So we will be at the same hotel, going to the same places, in the same hotel room, eating the same food......It's like someone putting ice in your beer glass.

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Wait till you hear this......

We are booked on a 3 night , 4 day tour of Beijing.

3 nights in a 4* hotel, all meals provided, bus trips every day to different sights (birds nest stadium/ CCTV tower etc). entry through the first gate (second gate costs extra, that's where the good stuff is)......€60 per person. Sweet deal.

My wife booked it ...[text shortened]... me hotel room, eating the same food......It's like someone putting ice in your beer glass.
Haha, I guess "they expect a better service" is an euphemism for "we can suck more money out of them".

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Originally posted by Palynka
Haha, I guess "they expect a better service" is an euphemism for "we can suck more money out of them".
That's EXACTLY how i see it. My wife was as shocked as i was. I know i'll be treated better when i'm in her city ( i do have a tank general to go shooting pool with), and beijing people rip off all outsiders, even those from other chinese cities. I forsee a few words being shared next time they try to hit us up for extra cash. We only booked the trip because it was worth it for the hotel alone. We plan to go AWOL as soon as we get there, unless we actually want to go to the places they plan to take us.

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