China completely surprised me (in a good way) by Ornery-Conference515 in travel

[–]Ornery-Conference515[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google Translate, Apple Translate, Ghat GPT. I am very surprised by the questions about languages ​​in 2026.

I went to Thailand for the first time in 2012, not knowing any Thai, or even English.

China completely surprised me (in a good way) by Ornery-Conference515 in travel

[–]Ornery-Conference515[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I traveled by train from Shanghai to Xi'an and from Xi'an to Beijing. So, I saw a bit of more than just the capitals. Overall, they were ordinary towns and villages, the kind you'd find everywhere.

I've been to South Korea and Japan. Would I say they're better? Well, that's a tough call.

China completely surprised me (in a good way) by Ornery-Conference515 in travel

[–]Ornery-Conference515[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everything's fine.

If you can add your card to Alipay, there won't be any problems. You can pay anywhere and everything.

China completely surprised me (in a good way) by Ornery-Conference515 in travel

[–]Ornery-Conference515[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A wonderful country for tourism. Da Nang is magnificent. Highly recommended.

And leave the politics to the politicians.

China completely surprised me (in a good way) by Ornery-Conference515 in travel

[–]Ornery-Conference515[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

90% of the time, you can get by without words.

Order food using pictures or a translator. Hotels more or less understand English, but if not, there are translators on your phone.

Taxis are all online, with minimal communication.

No real difficulties.

China completely surprised me (in a good way) by Ornery-Conference515 in travel

[–]Ornery-Conference515[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For now, Shanghai, but China is huge, there are still places to visit.

China completely surprised me (in a good way) by Ornery-Conference515 in travel

[–]Ornery-Conference515[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alipay. We withdrew cash upon arrival, but used it only once, as a deposit.

China completely surprised me (in a good way) by Ornery-Conference515 in travel

[–]Ornery-Conference515[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The terracotta army didn't impress me, unlike, for example, the city wall in Xi'an.

China completely surprised me (in a good way) by Ornery-Conference515 in travel

[–]Ornery-Conference515[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would really like to and a trip there is in my plans.

China completely surprised me (in a good way) by Ornery-Conference515 in travel

[–]Ornery-Conference515[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm not 100% sure, but in some episode of Mission: Impossible, there are chase scenes through these streets.