The train to Lhasa, Tibet is already operating for more than a week now, so not much news in that.
I just happened to run into a nice site that next to some great timetables for China also has the Beijing - Lhasa Timetable in English. As a foreigner you need a permit though […]
I just got a call on our fixed phone.
I pickup, say my name and someone blurts.
“Is x there”, (x being my better half)
I say in Chinese, “No, she isn’t home”
About to ask whether I can take a message, I hear “oh oh, tuut, tuut, tuut, tuut, tuut”
He apparently hung up and stupefait I listened […]
A must read for anyone considering doing business in China
A interesting cross-cultural guide
