Iron and Silk post #1

"The four of us had a difficult time in Canton the day before. A China Travel Representative had approached us as we got off the train from Hong Kong and insisted that we would require his services if we expected to reach our destinations in China. China Travel Service, China's only travel service, specializes in imposing services on foreigners and failing to carry them out properly, thus creating a need for more services." (Pages 5 and 6) This made me laugh, and realize that scamming has been around forever, but also made me curious. China is notable for being very hospital to its guests, but as soon as you get there you find there to be only one travel service in the country and soon find that they are scamming you. There's nothing to do about it though, you are in a massive country you have never been to before, and only a few people speak English, and even fewer are willing to help. So you have to continue your trip knowing that you are being overcharged for their services but can't complain. That doesn't seem very hospitable to me. I also did some research on China travel service and found that they are still around today, so whatever they have been doing all these years must have been working. But I'm sure their prices are more reasonable due to the increased amount of travel services available.