Yes, I also had this taxi trick pulled on me. For me it went like this: When it's time to pay you han the driver a 100, (and if you are sitting in back you can't see what he's doing with it), the driver tells you he's out of change and asks if you have any small change. He gives back a fake 100, then takes whatever ... Full Comment>>

I'm pretty sure this happened to me once also in Beijing but not in other places in China. What's up with that? I withdrew some 100s and later found two of them were indeed fake. I figured it was useless bothering to report it. And is this story missing an ending? Seems like it was going to finish with something ... Full Comment>>

The article sets out clearly explaining that this is a contrast and comparison between "foreign-looking" and "non-foreign-looking" non-Chinese living in China. Doesn't matter whether you write ABC, white, American, etc. Full Comment>>

I think depending on your familiarity with pickpocketing and protecting against it you will have more or less trouble with pickpocketing. Its not about being stupid. If you have never been around pickpockets before and don't know how they do their thing you won't be protected. I was not familiar with pickpockets and ... Full Comment>>