Getting by in Shanghai: Etiquette

"Me first" is how many travelers describe mainland Chinese. A lot of things that would be extremely rude in the western world are considered normal here: line-jumping, crowding, pushing, spitting, and even littering is status quo; about the only thing that will cause them to pause is a policeman wielding a large ticket book. Read More »

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Getting by in Shanghai: Etiquette is based on Shanghai by ni_wenqiang, Niels Elgaard Larsen, Dickan, Duffsta, Globe-trotter, Pashley, Zepppep, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.