The Best Xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) in Shanghai
Aug 17th, 2009, 11:36 AM
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Q about different hand gestures.
I've seen three different ways to show "10", "7", "9".
Do I try each until they know what I''m trying to convey?
I've seen ten with both hands making a cross with the index fingers; 10 with a gun position with the thumb crossing over index finger; and then the way Shanghainese suggests above with hands open and waving fingers.
Do they all work?
Which ones are for Shanghai/Xi'an/Beijing?
I've seen three different ways to show "10", "7", "9".
Do I try each until they know what I''m trying to convey?
I've seen ten with both hands making a cross with the index fingers; 10 with a gun position with the thumb crossing over index finger; and then the way Shanghainese suggests above with hands open and waving fingers.
Do they all work?
Which ones are for Shanghai/Xi'an/Beijing?
Aug 17th, 2009, 03:35 PM
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The chinese hand gestures are the same in the 3 cities but people don't expect American tourists to get it correctly. If you are bargaining and not want to risk the vendors "misreading" them, they all carry calculators, politely ask them to hand it over and punch in the number with a smile.
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