去北京旅游时应该注意哪些骗局？
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What scams should I be aware of when visiting Beijing?
去北京旅游时应该注意哪些骗局？
去北京旅游时应该注意哪些骗局？
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Hima Bindu, Dentist. Entrepreneur.
I almost Died
On a beautiful sunny evening, (not knowing I was about to be scammed), while I was walking around the Tiananmen square, a Chinese lady approached me. All day long, I had been struggling to find my way around because no one understands English in Beijing (I didn’t come across anyone who spoke English), Anyhow, as I was walking, this lady came out of nowhere.
And She was like “Hi”. I thought OMG an English speaking Chinese Angel!! (little did I know she was English speaking Angel of hell/death) and I thought, finally!!! YAY! I nearly jumped for Joy, nearly cried (happy tears).
And the lady probably in her head must be thinking: “Muahaha, What an idiot, found my sheep to slaughter! I am going to scam you, then you can cry harder, for real”.
But, she didn’t show any of that EVILNESS on her face, (She should be awarded an Oscar!),
Let’s continue the story: So, with a friendly/poker face this Oscar worthy lady asked me where I was from. And, me being naive and super excited to find someone speaking English, I told her, I am visiting from Australia. And She said, wow! My brother lives in Australia. (red flag). At the point I felt like, Omg!! We are totally family!!
So, she was walking right next to me and continued the conversation, I am planning to visit my brother in Australia, and I am learning English, your English is good! Maybe you can speak with me in English over coffees/ teas, you can experience Chinese traditional tea ceremony.”
I got all excited! Oh yes, today evening is working out so good. I am in Beijing and how can I not experience traditional tea ceremony and taste some local teas and it can’t get any better, sitting with a local and she can teach me Chinese and a bit more about about Chinese culture and I can teach her English.
我几乎死掉。
在一个美丽的天清气朗的晚上（我当时不知道自己即将被诈骗），我当时在天安门周围走着，这时候一个中国女士接近我。我迷路了一整天，因为我都没有遇到会说英语的中国人。这个女士不知道从哪里冒了出来。
然后她向我打招呼，我在想，哇，终于出现一个会说英语的中国天使！我几乎高兴的跳了起来，几乎流出了幸福的泪水。
这个女士当时肯定在想：“哇哈哈，真是个白痴，找到一只待宰的羔羊了！我要骗你钱，到时你会真的哭出来”。
但是，她的脸上没有露出任何邪恶的表情（她真应该拿奥斯卡）。
所以看起来友好的她问我来自哪里。我当时太天真，终于找到一个会说英语的人，我非常激动的告诉她，我是澳洲人。她说，哇！我哥哥也生活在澳洲。当时我简直觉得我们就是一家人啊。
所以她就继续走在我旁边和我交谈，说她打算去澳洲看她哥哥，正在学英语。她说你英语真好啊，或许可以去咖啡厅或者茶室里一边喝一边聊，还可以体验传统的中国茶道。
我简直太激动了！哦，是啊，今天晚上运气真是好啊。我现在在北京，怎么可以不去体验一下传统的中国茶仪式呢，然后再喝一点当地的好茶，没有什么比这更好的事情了，和当地人一起坐在那里，她还可以教我一点中文和中国文化，我可以教她英语。
I almost Died
On a beautiful sunny evening, (not knowing I was about to be scammed), while I was walking around the Tiananmen square, a Chinese lady approached me. All day long, I had been struggling to find my way around because no one understands English in Beijing (I didn’t come across anyone who spoke English), Anyhow, as I was walking, this lady came out of nowhere.
And She was like “Hi”. I thought OMG an English speaking Chinese Angel!! (little did I know she was English speaking Angel of hell/death) and I thought, finally!!! YAY! I nearly jumped for Joy, nearly cried (happy tears).
And the lady probably in her head must be thinking: “Muahaha, What an idiot, found my sheep to slaughter! I am going to scam you, then you can cry harder, for real”.
But, she didn’t show any of that EVILNESS on her face, (She should be awarded an Oscar!),
Let’s continue the story: So, with a friendly/poker face this Oscar worthy lady asked me where I was from. And, me being naive and super excited to find someone speaking English, I told her, I am visiting from Australia. And She said, wow! My brother lives in Australia. (red flag). At the point I felt like, Omg!! We are totally family!!
So, she was walking right next to me and continued the conversation, I am planning to visit my brother in Australia, and I am learning English, your English is good! Maybe you can speak with me in English over coffees/ teas, you can experience Chinese traditional tea ceremony.”
I got all excited! Oh yes, today evening is working out so good. I am in Beijing and how can I not experience traditional tea ceremony and taste some local teas and it can’t get any better, sitting with a local and she can teach me Chinese and a bit more about about Chinese culture and I can teach her English.
我几乎死掉。
在一个美丽的天清气朗的晚上（我当时不知道自己即将被诈骗），我当时在天安门周围走着，这时候一个中国女士接近我。我迷路了一整天，因为我都没有遇到会说英语的中国人。这个女士不知道从哪里冒了出来。
然后她向我打招呼，我在想，哇，终于出现一个会说英语的中国天使！我几乎高兴的跳了起来，几乎流出了幸福的泪水。
这个女士当时肯定在想：“哇哈哈，真是个白痴，找到一只待宰的羔羊了！我要骗你钱，到时你会真的哭出来”。
但是，她的脸上没有露出任何邪恶的表情（她真应该拿奥斯卡）。
所以看起来友好的她问我来自哪里。我当时太天真，终于找到一个会说英语的人，我非常激动的告诉她，我是澳洲人。她说，哇！我哥哥也生活在澳洲。当时我简直觉得我们就是一家人啊。
所以她就继续走在我旁边和我交谈，说她打算去澳洲看她哥哥，正在学英语。她说你英语真好啊，或许可以去咖啡厅或者茶室里一边喝一边聊，还可以体验传统的中国茶道。
我简直太激动了！哦，是啊，今天晚上运气真是好啊。我现在在北京，怎么可以不去体验一下传统的中国茶仪式呢，然后再喝一点当地的好茶，没有什么比这更好的事情了，和当地人一起坐在那里，她还可以教我一点中文和中国文化，我可以教她英语。
And Guess what? like magic- there was a tea house right across the street, she pointed and said, let’s go into that tea house and sit and chat. I followed her like a sheep ( Baa baaa baa).
I was very excited, and We entered this tea house and there was this creepy looking old lady, (initially I thought, awww she is adorable, she is old and she is still working, wow!) and these two ladies bowed to each other and I looked at them and I bowed too thinking if I don’t they might do some Chinese magic on me and turn me into dragon or something. (I mean, I am in their territory, I don’t know their traditions).
And then, I and the lady sat down and then the nightmare/ hell began. The most scary thing happened.
This adorable/creepy looking lady looked into my eyes and smiled and I smiled back and she waddled all the way to the front of the shop and closed this big door! Bam! That’s it!! My heart sank into my uterus. Literally. What? Why? Why did she close the door? Isn’t this a tea place open to public? I needed to pee and silently sob in the bathroom, and jump out of the window and run, but there is none. I am stuck. No escape. I can not even let my emotions show, I was sweating, smile on my face is just a nervous smile.
And I started praying, what is going to happen now? Are they going to beat me up and take all my money? Will they force me to drink the teas and then when I pass out, they will kill me, hide my body in the basement? I was totally panicking, and I didn’t attempt to run or resist or say anything mean to them, because what if they torture me even more.
猜猜怎样了？非常神奇的，街对面就有一个茶室。她指着说，我们去那个茶室里喝茶聊天吧。我像一只绵羊一样跟着她。
我当时很兴奋，于是我们进了这家茶室，里面有一个看起来很怪异的老女士，刚开始我还觉得她很酷，年纪这么大了还在工作。然后这两个女士互相鞠了一躬，我看着他们，也跟着鞠了一躬，心想如果我不这么做的话，她们可能会向我施加中国魔法，把我变成一条龙或者其他东西。我的意思是我在她们的地盘上，不了解她们的习惯。
然后，我和这个女士坐下来，噩梦即将登场。最可怕的事情马上就要发生了。
这个可爱的看起来怪异的女士盯着我的眼睛看，然后微笑，我也对她微笑，然后她蹒跚走向店铺前面关起了大门！砰的一声。我的心一沉！我在想为什么要关门？这不是一个向公众开放的茶室吗？我去了卫生间，想要通过窗户逃跑，但是卫生间根本没有窗户。我被困住了。逃不掉了。我甚至不能让她们看穿，我当时在流汗，我脸上的微笑其实是紧张的微笑。
于是我开始祈祷，接下来会发生什么？他们会殴打我抢走我的钱吗？他们会强迫我喝茶，然后我晕过去，他们会杀死我，把我的尸体藏在地下室里吗？我当时简直吓尿了。我没有试图逃跑，也没有反抗，也没有对他们说任何难听的话，因为我害怕她们狗急跳墙。
I was very excited, and We entered this tea house and there was this creepy looking old lady, (initially I thought, awww she is adorable, she is old and she is still working, wow!) and these two ladies bowed to each other and I looked at them and I bowed too thinking if I don’t they might do some Chinese magic on me and turn me into dragon or something. (I mean, I am in their territory, I don’t know their traditions).
And then, I and the lady sat down and then the nightmare/ hell began. The most scary thing happened.
This adorable/creepy looking lady looked into my eyes and smiled and I smiled back and she waddled all the way to the front of the shop and closed this big door! Bam! That’s it!! My heart sank into my uterus. Literally. What? Why? Why did she close the door? Isn’t this a tea place open to public? I needed to pee and silently sob in the bathroom, and jump out of the window and run, but there is none. I am stuck. No escape. I can not even let my emotions show, I was sweating, smile on my face is just a nervous smile.
And I started praying, what is going to happen now? Are they going to beat me up and take all my money? Will they force me to drink the teas and then when I pass out, they will kill me, hide my body in the basement? I was totally panicking, and I didn’t attempt to run or resist or say anything mean to them, because what if they torture me even more.
猜猜怎样了？非常神奇的，街对面就有一个茶室。她指着说，我们去那个茶室里喝茶聊天吧。我像一只绵羊一样跟着她。
我当时很兴奋，于是我们进了这家茶室，里面有一个看起来很怪异的老女士，刚开始我还觉得她很酷，年纪这么大了还在工作。然后这两个女士互相鞠了一躬，我看着他们，也跟着鞠了一躬，心想如果我不这么做的话，她们可能会向我施加中国魔法，把我变成一条龙或者其他东西。我的意思是我在她们的地盘上，不了解她们的习惯。
然后，我和这个女士坐下来，噩梦即将登场。最可怕的事情马上就要发生了。
这个可爱的看起来怪异的女士盯着我的眼睛看，然后微笑，我也对她微笑，然后她蹒跚走向店铺前面关起了大门！砰的一声。我的心一沉！我在想为什么要关门？这不是一个向公众开放的茶室吗？我去了卫生间，想要通过窗户逃跑，但是卫生间根本没有窗户。我被困住了。逃不掉了。我甚至不能让她们看穿，我当时在流汗，我脸上的微笑其实是紧张的微笑。
于是我开始祈祷，接下来会发生什么？他们会殴打我抢走我的钱吗？他们会强迫我喝茶，然后我晕过去，他们会杀死我，把我的尸体藏在地下室里吗？我当时简直吓尿了。我没有试图逃跑，也没有反抗，也没有对他们说任何难听的话，因为我害怕她们狗急跳墙。
So, I stayed calm and she brought me the menu (everything looked so expensive- this is a foreigner menu), but I found the cheapest tea and said, I will have this — hoping she wouldn’t poison me.
I didn’t even say goodbye to my family or had my favourite last meal, how can my life end here in this tea house, in the hands of this old lady?
And the other liar lady, she ordered the most expensive tea on the menu. And she was telling all about her family and Chinese history, I couldn’t focus, all I could hear is my heartbeat and My brain scanning for any ideas to escape this scary place. (Thank God she didn’t ask me questions about the history she just told me, I would have been busted).
I was scanning, if there is a sword or something that I could slice these two ladies and run like a ninja warrior.
所以我保持冷静， 她递给我菜单（一切看起来都那么贵，英文菜单），然后我找到了最便宜的茶，然后我点了这个茶，心里想着千万不要在里面下毒药啊。
我甚至还没有和我的家人道别，也还没有吃过“最后的晚餐”，我的生命怎么可以在这间茶室里终结呢，死在这个老女人的手下？
然后我对面的骗子女士她点了最昂贵的茶。然后她诉说着她的家庭和中国历史，我无法注意听，我能听到的就是我自己的心跳以及想着如何逃出这个可怕的地方。还好她没有问我问题，否则我就露馅了。
我在想有没有什么剑可以把这两个女士给砍死，然后像忍者一样逃跑。
I didn’t even say goodbye to my family or had my favourite last meal, how can my life end here in this tea house, in the hands of this old lady?
And the other liar lady, she ordered the most expensive tea on the menu. And she was telling all about her family and Chinese history, I couldn’t focus, all I could hear is my heartbeat and My brain scanning for any ideas to escape this scary place. (Thank God she didn’t ask me questions about the history she just told me, I would have been busted).
I was scanning, if there is a sword or something that I could slice these two ladies and run like a ninja warrior.
所以我保持冷静， 她递给我菜单（一切看起来都那么贵，英文菜单），然后我找到了最便宜的茶，然后我点了这个茶，心里想着千万不要在里面下毒药啊。
我甚至还没有和我的家人道别，也还没有吃过“最后的晚餐”，我的生命怎么可以在这间茶室里终结呢，死在这个老女人的手下？
然后我对面的骗子女士她点了最昂贵的茶。然后她诉说着她的家庭和中国历史，我无法注意听，我能听到的就是我自己的心跳以及想着如何逃出这个可怕的地方。还好她没有问我问题，否则我就露馅了。
我在想有没有什么剑可以把这两个女士给砍死，然后像忍者一样逃跑。
She kept forcing me to drink the tea, I looked at her and I was like, okay, “I can’t drink all of this, can you please have some of my tea?” And I offered her some from my pot, just to check if she drinks and not froth up from her mouth, then at least I would know the tea isn’t poisoned.
I said cheers! This how we say it in English.(*nervous laugh*Cheers? Really? You are going to die Hima).
My whole life flashed in front of me, What I have done wrong? I mean, probably little things here and there, but I definitely don’t deserve to die like this. Anyway I didn’t want to argue with God- I asked God, for forgiveness (OKAY, don’t judge me, I had no other option! I am just trying to survive here).
I looked at this liar lady and she took her first sip, I thought, okay she didn’t die, and so I took a deep breath and took a sip, still thinking there must be some thing in the walls of my cup that could kill me.
And this liar lady wouldn’t shut up and she is asking me all these questions and all I am thinking is, “Hima, please, don’t pass out, if you did you won’t even have a chance to hit her on the head and you would die with out trying”.
Oh God, this isn’t even coffee atleast if I die drinking coffee people at my funeral would say “she died doing what she liked the best”.
I was also silent farting (NERVOUS FARTS), I didn’t want to, but that wasn’t in my control, every time I did one of those , I was like: “OH COME ON HIMA, get a grip on that anal sphincter, you might make them angry from all the smell and they torture you even more and kill you slowly”.
She kept on pouring the tea while, I am still trying to find an escape, “what if I threw this hot cup of tea at the strong, young LIAR lady here and then I can run for the door before the old lady waddles slowly behind me, I can out run her and escape!!!”. Good plan I thought.
她不断强迫我喝茶，我看着她，表示没问题，然后对她说我喝不了这么多，于是把我壶里的茶倒给她喝，看看她喝完以后会不会口吐白沫，这样我才能知道这个茶有没有被下毒。我说干杯！
我的一生都开始在我的脑海里闪现。我做过什么事情？我的意思是可能做错过一些小事，但是我绝对不应该就这样死去。总之我不想和上帝争论，我请求上帝的原谅。
我看着这么撒谎的女士，她开始喝茶，我在想，好吧，她没有死，所以我深深地吸了一口气，也抿了一口，但是还是觉得我的杯壁上可能有什么东西可以毒死我。
这个撒谎的女士还是一直说个不同，然后不断问我问题，而我脑海中就想着，“千万不要晕死过去，如果你晕死过去，你都没有机会砸她的头，不能就这样白白死去。”
天啊，我喝的甚至不是咖啡，如果是咖啡，至少在我的葬礼上，人们会说“他因为做了自己最喜欢的事情而死去”。
我开始放屁，没有声音的那种，紧张导致的。我也不想这样，但这不是我能控制的，我对自己说“你就不能忍一忍吗，闻到你的臭屁，他们可能会变得更加愤怒，会更加折磨你，慢慢的把你折磨死”。
她继续给我倒茶，而我则在努力想办法逃跑。“如果我把这杯热茶倒在我对面的这个女人身上，然后马上跑向大门，趁那个老女人追上我之前夺门而出，那不就好了吗？我速度肯定比她快！！！”我认为这是一个好计划。
I said cheers! This how we say it in English.(*nervous laugh*Cheers? Really? You are going to die Hima).
My whole life flashed in front of me, What I have done wrong? I mean, probably little things here and there, but I definitely don’t deserve to die like this. Anyway I didn’t want to argue with God- I asked God, for forgiveness (OKAY, don’t judge me, I had no other option! I am just trying to survive here).
I looked at this liar lady and she took her first sip, I thought, okay she didn’t die, and so I took a deep breath and took a sip, still thinking there must be some thing in the walls of my cup that could kill me.
And this liar lady wouldn’t shut up and she is asking me all these questions and all I am thinking is, “Hima, please, don’t pass out, if you did you won’t even have a chance to hit her on the head and you would die with out trying”.
Oh God, this isn’t even coffee atleast if I die drinking coffee people at my funeral would say “she died doing what she liked the best”.
I was also silent farting (NERVOUS FARTS), I didn’t want to, but that wasn’t in my control, every time I did one of those , I was like: “OH COME ON HIMA, get a grip on that anal sphincter, you might make them angry from all the smell and they torture you even more and kill you slowly”.
She kept on pouring the tea while, I am still trying to find an escape, “what if I threw this hot cup of tea at the strong, young LIAR lady here and then I can run for the door before the old lady waddles slowly behind me, I can out run her and escape!!!”. Good plan I thought.
她不断强迫我喝茶，我看着她，表示没问题，然后对她说我喝不了这么多，于是把我壶里的茶倒给她喝，看看她喝完以后会不会口吐白沫，这样我才能知道这个茶有没有被下毒。我说干杯！
我的一生都开始在我的脑海里闪现。我做过什么事情？我的意思是可能做错过一些小事，但是我绝对不应该就这样死去。总之我不想和上帝争论，我请求上帝的原谅。
我看着这么撒谎的女士，她开始喝茶，我在想，好吧，她没有死，所以我深深地吸了一口气，也抿了一口，但是还是觉得我的杯壁上可能有什么东西可以毒死我。
这个撒谎的女士还是一直说个不同，然后不断问我问题，而我脑海中就想着，“千万不要晕死过去，如果你晕死过去，你都没有机会砸她的头，不能就这样白白死去。”
天啊，我喝的甚至不是咖啡，如果是咖啡，至少在我的葬礼上，人们会说“他因为做了自己最喜欢的事情而死去”。
我开始放屁，没有声音的那种，紧张导致的。我也不想这样，但这不是我能控制的，我对自己说“你就不能忍一忍吗，闻到你的臭屁，他们可能会变得更加愤怒，会更加折磨你，慢慢的把你折磨死”。
她继续给我倒茶，而我则在努力想办法逃跑。“如果我把这杯热茶倒在我对面的这个女人身上，然后马上跑向大门，趁那个老女人追上我之前夺门而出，那不就好了吗？我速度肯定比她快！！！”我认为这是一个好计划。
But, then I found a flaw, what if she takes a knife or a poisonous dart and throws at me from behind as I run and I die? So I aborted that plan.
I already apologised to God, so, I looked up—telepathically sent a message to Him: “Anytime now, would be good, to rescue me, please!”.
So, finally the tea pot is empty and I gathered all my courage to say: “I need to go— please, I have to feed my ferrets!“.
(Ferrets? Really?) That’s the excuse I came up with expecting they are going to believe me and now I definitely made it worse.
So I looked at the old lady, smiled at her (she looked sooo creepy, like one of those wicked witches who makes poisonous potions), thank God I didn’t tell her that.
When I am nervous I loose all control, like I lost the control on my anal sphincter, I asked her: “check, please!”. She didn’t understand! Of course.
但是我发现了一个缺陷，如果她拿起刀或者有毒的飞镖从后面扔向我杀死我呢？所以我放弃了这个计划。
我已经向上帝道歉了，所以，我朝上面看，想通过心灵感应向他传达一条讯息：“赶紧救救我吧，求求你了！”
茶壶里的茶水终于喝完了，我鼓起勇气说了一句话：“我要走了，我得回家喂我的雪貂。”
雪貂？我也不知道自己为什么要说雪貂，我本想糊弄他们，这下子搞砸了。
所以我看着那个老女士，向她微笑，她看起来真的好怪异，像制作毒药的女巫。
当我紧张的时候我就会失控，就像我忍不住放屁一样，我对她说：“结账！”她当然听不懂。
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I already apologised to God, so, I looked up—telepathically sent a message to Him: “Anytime now, would be good, to rescue me, please!”.
So, finally the tea pot is empty and I gathered all my courage to say: “I need to go— please, I have to feed my ferrets!“.
(Ferrets? Really?) That’s the excuse I came up with expecting they are going to believe me and now I definitely made it worse.
So I looked at the old lady, smiled at her (she looked sooo creepy, like one of those wicked witches who makes poisonous potions), thank God I didn’t tell her that.
When I am nervous I loose all control, like I lost the control on my anal sphincter, I asked her: “check, please!”. She didn’t understand! Of course.
但是我发现了一个缺陷，如果她拿起刀或者有毒的飞镖从后面扔向我杀死我呢？所以我放弃了这个计划。
我已经向上帝道歉了，所以，我朝上面看，想通过心灵感应向他传达一条讯息：“赶紧救救我吧，求求你了！”
茶壶里的茶水终于喝完了，我鼓起勇气说了一句话：“我要走了，我得回家喂我的雪貂。”
雪貂？我也不知道自己为什么要说雪貂，我本想糊弄他们，这下子搞砸了。
所以我看着那个老女士，向她微笑，她看起来真的好怪异，像制作毒药的女巫。
当我紧张的时候我就会失控，就像我忍不住放屁一样，我对她说：“结账！”她当然听不懂。
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I turned to the liar lady, and although I wanted to murder her so badly for scamming me, I explained to her— check/bill please. And she gave me a $400 bill. I couldn’t believe my eyes. What the heck? I wanted to screammmmm!!
But I had to calm myself, because I don’t want to die yet, so— I looked at the bill again— and I wanted to point out — why the heck am I paying for the liar lady’s most expensive tea, but I didn’t, and I took the money out and paid, and said nice tea- but expensive! And I didn’t know why I said that— I instantly regretted it, just in case if the old lady throws that poisonous dart at me from behind and kills me and takes away the rest of my money and feed me to her pet dragon.
And the liar lady lied more— she said, the tea is the cheapest you can get in china, because she gave a discount because of her, and that it’s the best tea ever and it has gold in it, and there are many healing nutrients in it.
(With my mouth open, in my head: Okay, liar lady!! I believe you).
I said, oh okay. Wow it had gold in it, Thank you, thank you for this..... out of the world experience— can we go out now! Pleaseee... I need to feed my ferrets and I miss my home.
I swear if I didn’t pay, probably they would have killed me.
And that’s how I got out of that hellish hole. I am never going to believe anyone on the streets of Beijing ever again
于是我转向对面的这个女骗子，尽管我非常想要杀了她，因为她诈骗我，但是我还是对她说我要结账了。然后她给了我一个400美元的账单。我真的无法相信自己的眼睛。什么鬼，我真想大声尖叫！
但是我不得不冷静下来，因为我还不想死，所以我又看了一眼账单，我本想对她说为什么我要帮你支付你那么昂贵的茶，但是我没有，我拿出钱包支付了，还说这茶真好喝，但是有点贵！我都不知道自己为什么要这么说！我立马就后悔了，因为那个老女人可能会向我投飞镖杀死我，拿走我全部的钱财，把我喂给她的宠物龙吃。
然后那个女骗子继续撒谎，她说，这个茶是你在中国能买到的最便宜的茶，她因为我而给你打了折，而那是最好的茶，里面有黄金，里面含有很多可治病的营养物质。
我吃惊的张开了嘴巴，但是脑子里想的是“好吧，女骗子！我相信你了。
我说，好吧，哇，里面竟然有黄金，谢谢你。这真是一个非凡的体验呢。我们现在能走了吗！我得回家喂我的雪貂，我想家了。
我发誓如果我不付钱的话他们可能杀死我。
我就是这么逃出来的。我以后再也不会去相信北京街头上的任何人了。
But I had to calm myself, because I don’t want to die yet, so— I looked at the bill again— and I wanted to point out — why the heck am I paying for the liar lady’s most expensive tea, but I didn’t, and I took the money out and paid, and said nice tea- but expensive! And I didn’t know why I said that— I instantly regretted it, just in case if the old lady throws that poisonous dart at me from behind and kills me and takes away the rest of my money and feed me to her pet dragon.
And the liar lady lied more— she said, the tea is the cheapest you can get in china, because she gave a discount because of her, and that it’s the best tea ever and it has gold in it, and there are many healing nutrients in it.
(With my mouth open, in my head: Okay, liar lady!! I believe you).
I said, oh okay. Wow it had gold in it, Thank you, thank you for this..... out of the world experience— can we go out now! Pleaseee... I need to feed my ferrets and I miss my home.
I swear if I didn’t pay, probably they would have killed me.
And that’s how I got out of that hellish hole. I am never going to believe anyone on the streets of Beijing ever again
于是我转向对面的这个女骗子，尽管我非常想要杀了她，因为她诈骗我，但是我还是对她说我要结账了。然后她给了我一个400美元的账单。我真的无法相信自己的眼睛。什么鬼，我真想大声尖叫！
但是我不得不冷静下来，因为我还不想死，所以我又看了一眼账单，我本想对她说为什么我要帮你支付你那么昂贵的茶，但是我没有，我拿出钱包支付了，还说这茶真好喝，但是有点贵！我都不知道自己为什么要这么说！我立马就后悔了，因为那个老女人可能会向我投飞镖杀死我，拿走我全部的钱财，把我喂给她的宠物龙吃。
然后那个女骗子继续撒谎，她说，这个茶是你在中国能买到的最便宜的茶，她因为我而给你打了折，而那是最好的茶，里面有黄金，里面含有很多可治病的营养物质。
我吃惊的张开了嘴巴，但是脑子里想的是“好吧，女骗子！我相信你了。
我说，好吧，哇，里面竟然有黄金，谢谢你。这真是一个非凡的体验呢。我们现在能走了吗！我得回家喂我的雪貂，我想家了。
我发誓如果我不付钱的话他们可能杀死我。
我就是这么逃出来的。我以后再也不会去相信北京街头上的任何人了。
Some useful numbers:
Police (Calling): 110
Police (Text message): 12110
First-aid Ambulance: 120
Fire: 119
Traffic Accidents: 122
Install a VPN.
Research about all the scams and the place you visit.
But who would understand you? Unless you speak Chinese. Good luck explaining.
P.S I didn’t dare to take a photo in the tea house.
一些有用的号码：
警察（打电话）：110
警察（短信）：12110
急救：120
火警：119
交通事故：122
安装一个VPN
网上搜索所有的骗局和你要去的地方。
但是谁能听懂你说的话？除非你会说中文。祝好运。
PS：在那家茶馆里，我没敢拍一张照片。
Police (Calling): 110
Police (Text message): 12110
First-aid Ambulance: 120
Fire: 119
Traffic Accidents: 122
Install a VPN.
Research about all the scams and the place you visit.
But who would understand you? Unless you speak Chinese. Good luck explaining.
P.S I didn’t dare to take a photo in the tea house.
一些有用的号码：
警察（打电话）：110
警察（短信）：12110
急救：120
火警：119
交通事故：122
安装一个VPN
网上搜索所有的骗局和你要去的地方。
但是谁能听懂你说的话？除非你会说中文。祝好运。
PS：在那家茶馆里，我没敢拍一张照片。
Jeremy Markeith Thompson
I tried to purchase a simple non-smartphone with a sim card from a Big 3 phone company (China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile) on Wangfujing Street in Beijing. The saleslady quoted me an absurd price of a couple hundred U.S. dollars. I immediately knew she was trying to rip me off.
Thankfully, I went back to my neighborhood in Caishikou and found the same phone for only U.S.$15 and it included the SIM card.
In Beijing, also watch out for people selling mass produced art for ridiculous prices and claiming that it’s painted by them in limited editions.
我想在北京王府井大街上从中国的三大手机公司（中国电信，中国联通和中国移动）那里购买一个拥有SIM卡的非智能手机，那个女销售员给我报了一个几百美元的价格。我立马就知道她是想坑我。
后来我回到了菜市口，花了15美元就买到了同样的手机，里面还有一张SIM卡。
在北京，也要警惕那些高价销售艺术品的人，说是什么限量版。
I tried to purchase a simple non-smartphone with a sim card from a Big 3 phone company (China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile) on Wangfujing Street in Beijing. The saleslady quoted me an absurd price of a couple hundred U.S. dollars. I immediately knew she was trying to rip me off.
Thankfully, I went back to my neighborhood in Caishikou and found the same phone for only U.S.$15 and it included the SIM card.
In Beijing, also watch out for people selling mass produced art for ridiculous prices and claiming that it’s painted by them in limited editions.
我想在北京王府井大街上从中国的三大手机公司（中国电信，中国联通和中国移动）那里购买一个拥有SIM卡的非智能手机，那个女销售员给我报了一个几百美元的价格。我立马就知道她是想坑我。
后来我回到了菜市口，花了15美元就买到了同样的手机，里面还有一张SIM卡。
在北京，也要警惕那些高价销售艺术品的人，说是什么限量版。
Hima Bindu
That’s crazy. The price difference. I ended up paying 100$ for some cheap sunglasses :( They are fake pradas. Broke the very next day. I believed them. In my defence this was before I got into this tea house scam.
Thank you for sharing.
这太可怕了，价格竟然差那么多。我也花了100美元买了个廉价的太阳镜，是假冒的，第二天就坏掉了。我竟然相信了他们。说明这一下，那发生在我被茶托欺骗之前。
That’s crazy. The price difference. I ended up paying 100$ for some cheap sunglasses :( They are fake pradas. Broke the very next day. I believed them. In my defence this was before I got into this tea house scam.
Thank you for sharing.
这太可怕了，价格竟然差那么多。我也花了100美元买了个廉价的太阳镜，是假冒的，第二天就坏掉了。我竟然相信了他们。说明这一下，那发生在我被茶托欺骗之前。
Raymond Teh
Hima dear… come visit Hanoi, Vietnam.. There are plenty cheap fake North Face backpack, winter clothes, wet jacket, super cheap fake nike and adidas shoes… you won’t get conned as they won’t sell you the normal original price.. But once you buy it you won’t complained as the items are quire quality.. I myself have bought more than 4 north face bag, and jacket. And they don’t speak good english but you can find foreign visitor almost every corner in Hanoi city.
你来越南河内吧。这里有很多廉价的假冒的North Face背包，冬季衣物，防水夹克，超级便宜的假冒耐克和阿迪达斯的鞋。他们不会欺诈你的，因为他们以正品原价卖给你。但是你买了也不会后悔，因为质量真的挺好。我自己就买了四个以上的north face背包和夹克。而且他们的英语也不是很好，但是在河内的所有地方你都可以找到外国游客。
Hima dear… come visit Hanoi, Vietnam.. There are plenty cheap fake North Face backpack, winter clothes, wet jacket, super cheap fake nike and adidas shoes… you won’t get conned as they won’t sell you the normal original price.. But once you buy it you won’t complained as the items are quire quality.. I myself have bought more than 4 north face bag, and jacket. And they don’t speak good english but you can find foreign visitor almost every corner in Hanoi city.
你来越南河内吧。这里有很多廉价的假冒的North Face背包，冬季衣物，防水夹克，超级便宜的假冒耐克和阿迪达斯的鞋。他们不会欺诈你的，因为他们以正品原价卖给你。但是你买了也不会后悔，因为质量真的挺好。我自己就买了四个以上的north face背包和夹克。而且他们的英语也不是很好，但是在河内的所有地方你都可以找到外国游客。
Hima Bindu
Oh,I love Vietnam. Thank you. I will plan a trip soon.
哦，我爱越南，谢谢你。我很快就要去一趟越南。
Oh,I love Vietnam. Thank you. I will plan a trip soon.
哦，我爱越南，谢谢你。我很快就要去一趟越南。
Zaid El Fath
Vietnam is a good place. Many malaysian go there for visit every year.
越南是个好地方。每年都有很多马来西亚人去那里玩。
Vietnam is a good place. Many malaysian go there for visit every year.
越南是个好地方。每年都有很多马来西亚人去那里玩。
Thomas Brown
My first time in China about 12 years ago I was in Beijing and got the exact same scam. For the next month, everywhere we went in the country, our university tour guide, Pong, would announce loudly “Now, be careful Tom. They serve tea here.”
It didn’t get old. When his professor took over guiding us in Xian or Suzhou (I forget which) Pong made sure to ‘warn him’ about me but he didn’t get the joke and thought Pong was serious and that I had some sort of tea fetish. We laughed a lot. Great guy.
But yeah, most expensive tea I’ve ever drunk in my life.
我第一次去中国是在12年前，在北京也遇到了同样的诈骗。然后接下来的一个月，我们去中国其他地方时，我们的大学导游Pong就会大声的宣布“汤姆，小心了，这里的人们提供茶水。”
然后他的教授在西安或苏州（我忘了是哪个城市了）担任我们的导游时，Pong就会在这件事情上提醒他，但是他没有明白这个玩笑，以为Pong是认真的，以为我对茶存在着某种癖好。我们都大笑起来。很不错的家伙。
但是，那确实是我喝过的最昂贵的茶。
My first time in China about 12 years ago I was in Beijing and got the exact same scam. For the next month, everywhere we went in the country, our university tour guide, Pong, would announce loudly “Now, be careful Tom. They serve tea here.”
It didn’t get old. When his professor took over guiding us in Xian or Suzhou (I forget which) Pong made sure to ‘warn him’ about me but he didn’t get the joke and thought Pong was serious and that I had some sort of tea fetish. We laughed a lot. Great guy.
But yeah, most expensive tea I’ve ever drunk in my life.
我第一次去中国是在12年前，在北京也遇到了同样的诈骗。然后接下来的一个月，我们去中国其他地方时，我们的大学导游Pong就会大声的宣布“汤姆，小心了，这里的人们提供茶水。”
然后他的教授在西安或苏州（我忘了是哪个城市了）担任我们的导游时，Pong就会在这件事情上提醒他，但是他没有明白这个玩笑，以为Pong是认真的，以为我对茶存在着某种癖好。我们都大笑起来。很不错的家伙。
但是，那确实是我喝过的最昂贵的茶。
Hima Bindu
Ha Ha. I don’t understand why the police/officials don’t do anything about it.
哈哈，我不明白为什么中国警方不对这种诈骗行为采取行动。
Ha Ha. I don’t understand why the police/officials don’t do anything about it.
哈哈，我不明白为什么中国警方不对这种诈骗行为采取行动。
Prashant
Could be because the police are hand in glove with them as well… if you call them the price could get higher but $400 … you are really generous
可能是因为警方和他们相互勾结吧。如果你报警，可能价格会更高。但是400美元真的很多，你真是大方啊。
Could be because the police are hand in glove with them as well… if you call them the price could get higher but $400 … you are really generous
可能是因为警方和他们相互勾结吧。如果你报警，可能价格会更高。但是400美元真的很多，你真是大方啊。
Allen Allington
I have spent about 800 days in China and have never been invited to a tea house. Maybe those are e big city places and I spend most of my time out in smaller cities on only 1 million people.
I have gone into tea stores and offered free hot tea but never charged. Good Tea is treasured in China and is much more expensive than in the USA but it’s not Lipton Instant Tea either :-)
我在中国已经待了800天左右，从来没被人邀请去过茶馆。或许这种事情只发生在大城市里，我大部分时候都生活在一个小城市里，人口100万。
我去过茶馆，他们向我提供免费的热茶，但是不收费。好的茶叶在中国是很宝贵的，而且比美国昂贵多了，但不是立顿那种速泡茶。
I have spent about 800 days in China and have never been invited to a tea house. Maybe those are e big city places and I spend most of my time out in smaller cities on only 1 million people.
I have gone into tea stores and offered free hot tea but never charged. Good Tea is treasured in China and is much more expensive than in the USA but it’s not Lipton Instant Tea either :-)
我在中国已经待了800天左右，从来没被人邀请去过茶馆。或许这种事情只发生在大城市里，我大部分时候都生活在一个小城市里，人口100万。
我去过茶馆，他们向我提供免费的热茶，但是不收费。好的茶叶在中国是很宝贵的，而且比美国昂贵多了，但不是立顿那种速泡茶。
Vytautas Juršėnas
This is a scam that happens so often, that even the website of our Foreign Ministry warns about it - not to talk about pages like wikitravel and others. Thank you, however, for telling your story with all details. I knew how it would end, but it was interesting to observe how a victim feels in this situation. As a tourist I also have some experience - with unsafety during Rio carnival.
这种诈骗经常发生啊，我们外交部的网站上都有提醒，更别提wikitravel等网站了。谢谢你这么详细了讲述了这个故事。我知道最后的结果是什么，但是看你描绘当时的心理活动挺有意思的。作为一个游客，我在里约狂欢节期间也遇到过一些不安全的事情。
This is a scam that happens so often, that even the website of our Foreign Ministry warns about it - not to talk about pages like wikitravel and others. Thank you, however, for telling your story with all details. I knew how it would end, but it was interesting to observe how a victim feels in this situation. As a tourist I also have some experience - with unsafety during Rio carnival.
这种诈骗经常发生啊，我们外交部的网站上都有提醒，更别提wikitravel等网站了。谢谢你这么详细了讲述了这个故事。我知道最后的结果是什么，但是看你描绘当时的心理活动挺有意思的。作为一个游客，我在里约狂欢节期间也遇到过一些不安全的事情。
Hima Bindu
I realised only later, that this is a common scam, and warnings all over the internet. I felt stupid that I didn’t read before. What scared me was when she closed the big heavy front door. Why do they close the door though?
我后来才意识到这是一个很常见的骗局，网络上到处都是这样的警告。我感觉自己很蠢，之前没有去上网了解一下。她关闭那扇大门时，我感到害怕。为什么她们要关门呢？
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I realised only later, that this is a common scam, and warnings all over the internet. I felt stupid that I didn’t read before. What scared me was when she closed the big heavy front door. Why do they close the door though?
我后来才意识到这是一个很常见的骗局，网络上到处都是这样的警告。我感觉自己很蠢，之前没有去上网了解一下。她关闭那扇大门时，我感到害怕。为什么她们要关门呢？
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Daniel Luo
I was born in Beijing, and I know these things happened a lot. But I do believe if you call the police(110) right after it happenes, somebody will take care of you, maybe retrieve your money. Reason of that is, china want to maintain a nice image to global friends. So do not hesitate to call the police.
我在北京出生，我知道这种骗局经常发生。但是我相信事情发生后，如果你马上报警（110），会有人帮助你，或许还会退款给你。因为中国想向外国朋友展示自己的良好形象。所以你应该报警的。
I was born in Beijing, and I know these things happened a lot. But I do believe if you call the police(110) right after it happenes, somebody will take care of you, maybe retrieve your money. Reason of that is, china want to maintain a nice image to global friends. So do not hesitate to call the police.
我在北京出生，我知道这种骗局经常发生。但是我相信事情发生后，如果你马上报警（110），会有人帮助你，或许还会退款给你。因为中国想向外国朋友展示自己的良好形象。所以你应该报警的。
Dave Lat, lives in Beijing, China
Women coming up and saying they are English students visiting Beijing and asking if they can practice with you and maybe have a drink. The women attempt to make you drunk through manipulating the glasses, then heavies arrive and you’re forced pay up hundreds of dollars/euros per glass. There’s now just one shop running that scam, and it’s just near the east exit of the Forbidden City. Note: People coming up to you for photos or chat will be okay. The warning sign is if they ask when you’re leaving Beijing and trying to obtain hints about your local connections.
Taxis are okay, but check their licence plate starts with B. Otherwise, it’s a black cab and it will rip you off. Catch the train or bus from Capital Airport or wait in the official taxi queue.
Watch out for cheap spiked cocktails. Cocktails above 50 rmb should be okay. Local bottled beer is also okay at 10 - 40 rmb .
Go to the Great Wall via a regular public bus. Don’t get off the bus when someone comes aboard and claims there’s a problem ahead. That’s the scam, because they’ll charge heavily for a mini-bus.
会有女人走上前，说她们是英语学生，来北京玩，问是否可以和你练习英语，或许还可以喝杯饮料。那些女人会试图通过操纵酒杯来让你喝醉，然后块头大的男人出现，强迫你支付几百美元或者欧元的费用。现在只剩下一家店在搞这种诈骗行为，就在紫禁城的东出口附近。注意：人们上前想和你拍照或者聊天都没问题。如果他们问你什么时候离开北京，以及你在当地有什么关系的话，那就要小心了。
的士也没问题，但是要查看他们的牌照，是B开头的。否则的话就是黑的，可能会欺诈你。从首都机场坐火车或者巴士，或者在官方的通道上排队等待的士。
要当心廉价的鸡尾酒。50元以上的鸡尾酒就没问题。当地的瓶装啤酒一瓶10-40元也没问题。
坐公共巴士去长城。如果半路上有人上车并宣称前面出问题，不要下车。这是骗局，因为如果你乘坐了他们的迷你巴士，收费惊人。
Women coming up and saying they are English students visiting Beijing and asking if they can practice with you and maybe have a drink. The women attempt to make you drunk through manipulating the glasses, then heavies arrive and you’re forced pay up hundreds of dollars/euros per glass. There’s now just one shop running that scam, and it’s just near the east exit of the Forbidden City. Note: People coming up to you for photos or chat will be okay. The warning sign is if they ask when you’re leaving Beijing and trying to obtain hints about your local connections.
Taxis are okay, but check their licence plate starts with B. Otherwise, it’s a black cab and it will rip you off. Catch the train or bus from Capital Airport or wait in the official taxi queue.
Watch out for cheap spiked cocktails. Cocktails above 50 rmb should be okay. Local bottled beer is also okay at 10 - 40 rmb .
Go to the Great Wall via a regular public bus. Don’t get off the bus when someone comes aboard and claims there’s a problem ahead. That’s the scam, because they’ll charge heavily for a mini-bus.
会有女人走上前，说她们是英语学生，来北京玩，问是否可以和你练习英语，或许还可以喝杯饮料。那些女人会试图通过操纵酒杯来让你喝醉，然后块头大的男人出现，强迫你支付几百美元或者欧元的费用。现在只剩下一家店在搞这种诈骗行为，就在紫禁城的东出口附近。注意：人们上前想和你拍照或者聊天都没问题。如果他们问你什么时候离开北京，以及你在当地有什么关系的话，那就要小心了。
的士也没问题，但是要查看他们的牌照，是B开头的。否则的话就是黑的，可能会欺诈你。从首都机场坐火车或者巴士，或者在官方的通道上排队等待的士。
要当心廉价的鸡尾酒。50元以上的鸡尾酒就没问题。当地的瓶装啤酒一瓶10-40元也没问题。
坐公共巴士去长城。如果半路上有人上车并宣称前面出问题，不要下车。这是骗局，因为如果你乘坐了他们的迷你巴士，收费惊人。
Check that 100 and 50 rmb notes are real by looking at the shiny number at different angles. This part is holographic and will change colour. All locals check notes are real, so it’s not rude to always check. Some taxis may want to dump a fake 50 rmb on tourists, so best to carry some 20’s.
upxe: The real trap in scam 1 is thinking there’s nothing that can be done, so the tourist just forks out what the scam bar demands. In fact, you can just get your money back by reporting them to the police. Our Chinese company director went to the police station to ask why they weren''t cleaning it up and the police explained that almost nobody reports it. If you do, the police will go with you and get all your money back. But since nobody follows through, the police treat it as not serious.
通过不同角度查看100元和50元纸币上的那些闪亮的数字来确认其真伪。那部分采用了全息技术，颜色会变化。所有当地人都会检查纸币的真伪，所以你检查一下，别人不会觉得你不礼貌。有些的士司机可能会把50元假币给游客，所以最好携带一些20元的纸币。
更新：第一种骗局的真正陷阱在于被骗后认为自己无能为力，所以人家要你付多少钱，你就付多少钱。实际上，你可以报警拿回这些钱。我们中国公司的总经理就去警察局问为什么警察不解决这个问题，警察解释说几乎没人报案。如果你报案了，警察就会和你去现场，让他们把钱退还给你。但是由于人们都不坚持到底，所以警察也就不会去认真对待了。
upxe: The real trap in scam 1 is thinking there’s nothing that can be done, so the tourist just forks out what the scam bar demands. In fact, you can just get your money back by reporting them to the police. Our Chinese company director went to the police station to ask why they weren''t cleaning it up and the police explained that almost nobody reports it. If you do, the police will go with you and get all your money back. But since nobody follows through, the police treat it as not serious.
通过不同角度查看100元和50元纸币上的那些闪亮的数字来确认其真伪。那部分采用了全息技术，颜色会变化。所有当地人都会检查纸币的真伪，所以你检查一下，别人不会觉得你不礼貌。有些的士司机可能会把50元假币给游客，所以最好携带一些20元的纸币。
更新：第一种骗局的真正陷阱在于被骗后认为自己无能为力，所以人家要你付多少钱，你就付多少钱。实际上，你可以报警拿回这些钱。我们中国公司的总经理就去警察局问为什么警察不解决这个问题，警察解释说几乎没人报案。如果你报案了，警察就会和你去现场，让他们把钱退还给你。但是由于人们都不坚持到底，所以警察也就不会去认真对待了。
Abdul Aziz Saleem
So I fell for the ‘English speaking’ scam in 2008 - the group of boys and girls ordered drinks for themselves but presented the bill to me. When I refused to pay because:
I don’t drink alcohol
I was fasting for Ramadan and didn’t drink anything, not even a glass of water…
the big guys came out and demanded I pay up. I told them to go f*** themselves and do whatever they wanted. And then I walked out.
Voila.
2008年的时候我也陷入了所谓的“说英语”骗局，一群男孩和女孩给自己买饮料喝，然后让我支付账单。但是我拒绝支付，因为：
我没有喝酒
我当时是斋月期间，没有喝任何东西，甚至没有喝水。
一些大家伙走出来要求我付钱。我叫他们滚蛋，随便他们想怎样我都不怕。然后我直接走了出来。
So I fell for the ‘English speaking’ scam in 2008 - the group of boys and girls ordered drinks for themselves but presented the bill to me. When I refused to pay because:
I don’t drink alcohol
I was fasting for Ramadan and didn’t drink anything, not even a glass of water…
the big guys came out and demanded I pay up. I told them to go f*** themselves and do whatever they wanted. And then I walked out.
Voila.
2008年的时候我也陷入了所谓的“说英语”骗局，一群男孩和女孩给自己买饮料喝，然后让我支付账单。但是我拒绝支付，因为：
我没有喝酒
我当时是斋月期间，没有喝任何东西，甚至没有喝水。
一些大家伙走出来要求我付钱。我叫他们滚蛋，随便他们想怎样我都不怕。然后我直接走了出来。
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