Don't Joke on the Stairs

Don't Joke on the Stairs How I Learnt to Navigate China by Breaking Most of the Rules

Paperback (21 Dec 2011)

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Publisher's Synopsis

China -- what's not to love? Join long-time Hong Kong resident and Cantonese fundamentalist Cecilie Gamst Berg as she ploughs through the non-stop surreal-fest that is today's China, stopping occasionally to ruminate about the travails of trying to make Cantonese a world language. In this book you will find the answers to everything you ever wanted to know about China, such as: What does "the slippery are very crafty" really mean? What's the etiquette for hitch-hiking in really small cars? What's the best way to gatecrash a ketamine party? Indeed, what is modern party etiquette in China? How do you win a fist-fight with a hotel security guard? Travelling by camel, sleeper bus, horse and train from the deserts of Xinjiang, through the wilderness of Tibet, over the mountains of Sichuan to the water buffalo fields of Hong Kong, Cecilie shows you how China is not only the most happening place on earth, but also the most fun.

Book information

ISBN: 9789881900203
Publisher: Blacksmith Books
Imprint: Blacksmith Books
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 340
Weight: 452g
Height: 215mm
Width: 141mm
Spine width: 19mm