limited conversation

If you have been watching the news lately or paying any attention to the Olympics then you are probably aware of the efforts China has gone through to welcome all their foreign guests.  Today I came across a list of eight questions Chinese citizens were told they should not ask these visitors.  They are:

Dont ask about…

1 ) income or expenses

2 ) age

3 ) love life or marriage

4 ) health

5 ) someone’s home or address

6 ) personal experience

7 ) religious beliefs or political views

8 ) what someone does

So looks like I can stop worrying about not being able to communicate because apparently I won’t have much to talk about with the locals anyway!  Number five I agree with of course, but number six?

This information was found at http://www.peacefulrise.org via a link on http://cupofcha.com