Team USA Newsletter

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Tidbits on China as We Prepare to Leave

Shanghi has a population of about 12 million, so visitors are urged not to drive! Traffic is an adventure and drivers are very aggressive. All signs are in Chinese.

In the major business areas, cabs are plentiful and cheap, by American standards. You can get most anywhere for the equivalent of a couple of dollars. Most drivers do not speak English. Cabs are small and can handle three passengers fairly comfortably, with four being a squeeze.

Everyone should get a card from the hotel desk that has its address in Chinese. You just show this to a cab driver and he will get you back to your hotel. It's a good idea to get hotel personnel to write where you want to go in Chinese for the cab driver.

Street vendors are getting more prevalent and some can be rather aggressive in trying to make a sale. Generally you can walk the streets, day or night, with no problems.

Visitors are also reminded that crime rates are very low in comparison to the United States and hotel security is generally very good. Finding an English speaker in hotels is fairly easy. It gets significantly more difficult to do so once you leave the hotel.

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