One of the trickiest things about being a westerner in China is negotiating the potholed track of Chinese etiquette. When this is combined with the language barrier, the path becomes even more treacherous. At times it could be likened to a steep mountain pass with a sheer cliff face on one side, off which the unwary westerner is doomed to blindly stumble, and scream all the way into oblivion.

    对于一个在中国的外国人来说，最棘手的事情莫过于和“险境丛生”的中国礼节“讨价还价” ......