Re:The Yuan: The cheapest thing going is gone
by contingencies on Thursday June 20, 2013 @06:33AM
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Beer, wine and cheese - yeah. Most food - yeah. Hotels - iffy, most people get taken for a ride, but there's good deals I would say are cheaper than China given location and quality. So all in all - yes, it's far cheaper (and far more international!) in my opinion.
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Re:The Yuan: The cheapest thing going is gone
by seanmcdirmid on Thursday June 20, 2013 @06:51AM
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Food made locally is cheap in China also. I'm not complaining about restaurant prices, even the good ones that serve western food (and WTF, why are hamburgers in Beijing better than anywhere else?).
Hotels definitely are iffy in China, most people get ripped off. I don't bother holidaying in China, if I want the beach, its like Thailand or Philippines, the values are remarkably good off peak. I haven't tried Vietnam yet, I heard it wasn't really a resort place yet.