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fred13331
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In my University there are Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Malasyian Teachers as well as Many from The States, Europe, Oz and NZ. If they were posting here about costs in Ringgits or Bahts I would quickly lose interest, I am NOT going to go look up the currencies online. To post on a Chinese teaching board, quoting prices in Chinese currency is ENTIRELY reasonable - the OP did this so everyone could grasp the meaning. Believe it or not, and I know it may shock some, America is not the entire world. The original question ''why did you use RMB??'' Was silly at best, the follow up defence of this POV, utterly moronic.
In six years noone has ever giggled at me for using the term RMB. Noone, not once, ever |
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chinatimes
Joined: 27 May 2012
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| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:52 am Post subject: |
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| America is not the entire world. The original question ''why did you use RMB??'' Was silly at best |
That's why I used British pounds as an example with the iphone. Some of you anti-American people need to look at the context before commenting. You put all your eggs in one basket, thinking we are of the same ilk. That will be your Achilles heel in debate.
1. You don't know if I am American or not, yet you attacked my question on the assumption I am American.
2. You didn't look at my British example to see that what I meant was clarification.
In Chinese contracts for airfare for example, they will give a flat rate in RMB for the costs. However, the airfare might not be the same amount.
So, you are still stuck in a different currency figuring out the difference.
This wasn't a drummed up American post, it was common sense. If you want to reference RMB (which cannot be transferred out of the country as easily as WON or YEN, smoke that Anti-American text sniper) it helps to know what exactly you are referring to.
I'll leave it that, the smart crowd knows what I was getting at. I wasn't some American dominating the philosophy here. Get over yourself. Not all Americans want to kill off American Indians, colonize, and wage war with foreign countries.
Not all of us. Don't rope us into one group and then assume you are authority on the morality America sometimes spews. |
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rogerwilco
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| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:09 am Post subject: |
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As a side note, if you talk to students in China and say RMB they will giggle at you because that's not how they "universally" refer to the money (stores will ignore what you said because they want your money and they don't want to offend you). Words like "kuai" and "yuan" are used. Please check this link http://community.travelchinaguide.com/forum2.asp?i=38961 |
Just as I teach students the difference between how foreigners and Chinese pronounce "Shanghai" and "Nanjing", I also teach them that foreigners may say "RMB" and not "kuai".
Same as teaching them that putonghua is also known as "Mandarin", it helps to broaden their minds. |
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fred13331
Joined: 20 Feb 2012
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Location: Southern China
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| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:56 am Post subject: |
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[quote="chinatimes"]
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| America is not the entire world. The original question ''why did you use RMB??'' Was silly at best |
That's why I used British pounds as an example with the iphone. Some of you anti-American people need to look at the context before commenting. You put all your eggs in one basket, thinking we are of the same ilk. That will be your Achilles heel in debate.
The debate is 'were you right to insist on using dollars over RMB'' you were not. Any anti-American sentiment you percieve is irrelevant
1. You don't know if I am American or not, yet you attacked my question on the assumption I am American.
yes I do
2. You didn't look at my British example to see that what I meant was clarification.
Yes i did
In Chinese contracts for airfare for example, they will give a flat rate in RMB for the costs. However, the airfare might not be the same amount.
So what - how is that relevant? If you are going to China, you will learn the value of the currency
So, you are still stuck in a different currency figuring out the difference.
This wasn't a drummed up American post, it was common sense.
It really wasn't
If you want to reference RMB (which cannot be transferred out of the country as easily as WON or YEN, smoke that Anti-American text sniper) it helps to know what exactly you are referring to.
I'll leave it that, the smart crowd knows what I was getting at.
I very mich doubt it - Your 'smart idea' is that we should discuss things in a currency not all will comprehend, whereas we have a universally understood currenct available - yeah, REAL smart
I wasn't some American dominating the philosophy here. Get over yourself. Not all Americans want to kill off American Indians, colonize, and wage war with foreign countries.
Not all of us. Don't rope us into one group and then assume you are authority on the morality America sometimes spews.
The rest of this is pointless drivel. You were wrong。 End of |
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chinatimes
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I'll work with you fred, so far I see some editing in your future.
So what you added up until now is:
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| So what - how is that relevant? If you are going to China, you will learn the value of the currency |
Or, you will have learned the value of currency and stated things like 600 rmb to 100 USD dollars (or whatever other country you are from). I promise you, you don't need to be in China to understand this.
Next....
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| The rest of this is pointless drivel. You were wrong。 End of |
Wrong about what? It helps if you say what the person was wrong about.
Please edit your posts more coherently and clarify yourself, you are swimming in shallow pond and maybe I mistook you. |
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dogUNLEASHED
Joined: 07 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:00 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies, guys.
It looks like I'm all set. How much cash do you recommend someone to take to Tianjin? I'll have to pay for my own apartment. |
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GeminiTiger
Joined: 15 Oct 2004
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Location: China, 2005--Present
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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| 7700 for airfare? where? |
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dogUNLEASHED
Joined: 07 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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| 7700 for airfare? where? |
Airfares have come down since my original post, but it looks like it will cost the equivalent of 6800 RMB to fly one way from Charleston, SC, USA to Tianjin, China.
I'll be putting that on my credit card.
I'm wondering how much cash I should bring with me to Tianjin, especially since I have to get my own apartment. I've read where it's not uncommon to have to pay a deposit plus multiple months of rent upfront.
Does 16000 RMB sound like enough? |
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JayCee86
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:48 am Post subject: |
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A month's rent as deposit plus first three months in advance is fairly standard and you may have to pay another month's rent as a finder's fee.
Also be aware that you might not get paid for a week or two after the end of your first working month, e.g. you start in September but you don't get your pay for that month until the 5th/10th/15th October.
I would take 4 months' rent and another 4,000 RMB for the first month as a minimum. |
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dogUNLEASHED
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the advice, bro. |
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