wa opening her tourists, many. Canadians . , experiences. Page B8, Septeniber 9, 1979-SundayNews Try a few. | By BARBARA earn ‘Ever since China ‘began borders have -ventured “behind the bamboo > curtain” - by Barbara McCreadie. ‘Many of the original tours:- uz were under the auspices. of: ‘ schools: and: universities. in. combined « study-vacation:. packages. Now, more and more people are going: with private tours. without. the pretext of “study”, except for the fact that travel itself “ft is hard to believe but a ' great. proportion of Chinese under ‘35 have never laid eyes on anyone of another race. Think about that. for.a for a” unique vacation n experience. “to - : sacely includes information: -for the People’ s: Republic of China... China i isn't a 5 place’ Td i like a to visit. and- make a complete. © ‘There’s’ . tha'n. . ignorance of local customs: : to‘help ‘you on your way to - ass ‘of myself! . nothing : worse the donkey barn. . CP ‘AIR to the -rescue!:' § They have compiled .a.- _ pamphlet - that includes“ all... .. the~ “regulations: regarding : ' money, visas, et¢. PLUS a. ‘guide to behaving yourself in : _ the “land .of mystery”. Now,.. any tour company you hook: p. with to: visit the. P.R.C. will gi information ebut I _CPAir's section’ on“Do’s-and-: ‘to - Avoid ‘Em- Dont’s _barrassment”’. "They reconimend to “act. like a guest: at a ‘Chinese - j home. and be ‘your usual, . polite ~ self.” problem: there is that one ‘out of every tour group has all “The ‘only. the: manners of a mother ~ Sane timistic! The’ booklet explains that Chinese are very proud of Me ‘accomplishments of A(That’s ‘anyone, anywhere!) At any Canadian function ast twenty-five years and: ike to tell you. about them.. “Smile zand’ listen. . /darn ‘good | advice | for - ‘of CP to be so” op- : ‘ where you receive applause, : it is. polite to smile and nod. You'd be considered somé minute! Ir ever. ‘there was a perfect set-up © ‘for! in tolerance there it is. Instead, the Chinese are excellent _ ~ hosts; my knowledge of the Subject is second-hand as I haven't quite managed the cost of the ‘trip. ‘Canadian Pacific Airlines . flies tourists from here to Hong Kong where they go by rail into the Peoples’ Republic of China. Shades of the Shanghai Express — but don’t expect to see Peter Lorre facimiles pecking around corners. Instead, remember that every Chinese .is a “comrade” wearing identical garb. However, I have heard rumours that the Chinese ladies are beginning to rebel a bit at the blue pantsuits and occasionally can be seen wearing dresses for special occasions. all that so the somewhat Tourists aren't common as_ yet facilities are limited. The Chinese are well aware that North Americans are fussy about their plumbing so they try to limit the visitors in direct proportion to the number of “rooms with bath” in the hotels. Since all tours are guided by their government, they must provide people flucnt in the language(s) of the party. And, since China's system has been isolationist until lately, providing ‘these people must be difficult. Anyone who had to struggle through high school French with a teacher who couldn’t speak the language will have some idea of the problem. The average book of “Do's and Don'ts” for travellers “sort of nut if you applauded -back ~- but in China you'd ‘be -considered .a-boor or ’ WOrse if you didn't. _ I've got -little talent for getting my tongue around any other languages besides English — but I stutter out “my ‘approximation of a few phrases in a_ half-dozen. Darned if the local residents don’t try to understand and appreciate ‘the effort! The same holds true of China. Get your local Chinese neighbor or friend to give _you some idea of a few phrases — ‘but get him to tell ° - you where you can use them! The Chinese have more dialects then enough! Try and. learn some phrases as you go along. Never try to tip anyone in China. They firmly believe that the chambermaid and the president are totally equal — and both would be equally offended if you handed them mony. What a good ideal Tipping (although I do it carefully,) em- barrasses the hell out of me! Now comes the fun part. Due to many toasts offered at a large banquet, you are expected to get as tipsy as a boiled owl! Just make sure you don’t bother anyone else! Your wife will tell you if you're making a total fool of yourself and promise her before you arrive that you'll listen to every word she says! If you're going to pinch Passport photos while you wait North Snore Daterogm WI .4arndar 9BB-9B13 Re re a _ shower._ " KATHMANDU, NEPAL, _around the. world.” - anyone, make sure she’s part of ‘the tour group. The local ladies are highly-insulted: As for “Jadies’ of the night” — forget them in China: Maybe the local residents have a method but you can bet your last fuddle-buck ‘that they’re not telling! ~ Take a cold snot in China, et many more © touirlsts a poe door and all is quiet by il. AS for Chairman Mao Tse- Tung -— “SHUT. YOUR . MOUTH.» Any jokes ‘or banter. about ‘the late.“ Chairman will -be recejved . with less enthusiasm | than Hotel service people. will be as‘polite and as helpful as: _ they can. Remember, things are alot different in the . PRC. than they: are. in downtown Ottawa. Mind your manners. Forget the tms.. “Mr.” “Mrs.” - and “Miss”, They wish to be known as “Comrade”. Sure saves.a lot of nonsense like “Ms.” but I think I might feel. a bit uneasy being called “comrade” for the first little while. The Chinese take offence if you speak to them with a cigarette dangling out of the corner of your mouth. So do I! Andy Capp better clean up his act before he reaches China. Dress. for the strect whenever you leave your hotel room. No cutsie little nighties in the hall, please. And, if you decide to throw a party in your hotel room — start carly. Be sure the last guest is shovelled out the refuse admission! “name... This is Your Invitation to an educational evening with P. Lawson Travel, and Fun Sun Adventure Tours. Films will be shown, courtesy of each Tourism Department of South Africa and Israel. Please come at 7:00 p.m. to the International Plaza Hotel, on September 12th. Coffee will be served, and counsellers will be on hand to answer your questions. As there Is limited seating, please call for your admission number, we’d hate to P LAWSON TRAVEL 922-4131 : French-Canadian—jokes at" meeting of the F L. Q. Use your head. ‘When you're talking about the country, use the proper They’ like to’ be referred to as the “People’s ‘Republic of China.” All of the title, please. Marilyn Monroe was notorious. for being late for everything. She’d never be invited back to the Peoples’ Republic of China. They would have been unim- pressed with the time she took to put on all that makeup! To make matters worse, any Chinese would likely have arrived a few minutes EARLY, just to be sure that she didn’t have to wait. There’s only one way to cope with that kind of courtesy be early yourself! —— The country is as clean as they can make it. The people are scrupulously honest. They also hate waste: They guy who throws a_ dirty, * PARK ROYAL ‘Sory-floe door prizes’ ripped. shirt in. the ‘garbage ~ ‘can: will likely’ find. it.on his“ _ bed in-the morning — neatly - mended and laundered. Photographeis - “beware! - “It's considered: irreverant to take pictures of statues of. | . a front view... - Ask - permission from" anyone whose ‘picture you » wish to take. There are some. ° ' buildings. that are off-limits . for _ security... reasons....and .... taking pictures from the air is strictly forbidden. ; There are certain subjects that are uncomfortable for the Chinese. Should you ask , a question and are met by . polite silence, don’t carry ‘on! Drop the subject —_ you'll never get an answer anyway! They like to discuss mutual benefit policies, between countries and enjoy hearing your admiration for. their progress. Nowhere in the world can you go wrong with praise! Just a note of my own: When I go to China, [I'll bring along a couple of the drabbest pantsuits I own and black rubber-soled oxfords. WAIKIKI $369 8 Days, 7 Nights, Ak & Hotal WAIKIK! $439 5 Daya, 14 Nights, Aw & Hote! LAS VEGAS $139 5 Daya, 4 Nights, Ar & Hote’ RENO $209 8 Daya, 7 Nights, Ar & Hotel RENO $179 5 Days, 4 Nightn, A & Hotel CENTA Tours 1666 Robeson Street | 10507 K. Geo. Hwy. 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