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c/chinaericp67ericp671d ago

Serious question, my phone map failed in a Beijing hutong and I had to ask for help

I was trying to find a specific tea shop in a narrow Beijing hutong last Tuesday when my map app lost signal completely. An older local man saw me looking confused, walked over, and gave me perfect directions in simple Mandarin. Has anyone else had a tech fail in China that led to a surprisingly good human interaction?
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andrewt41
andrewt411d ago
My maps crashed in Shanghai last year and this lady walked me two blocks to my hotel. Honestly felt safer than following a blue dot.
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lily97
lily9723h ago
Oh totally, I read a blog post about this exact thing, and @andrewt41's story really proves it.
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