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[–] showmustgo@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If anyone has been to China as a tourist who doesn't speak the language, please give me your best tips soviet-heart I leave in less than a week

[–] Chaewon@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
  • Get a VPN (I can personally recommend LetsVPN or Astril, both are good) or if you get a HK sim, an esim like holafly, or a roaming plan for your current sim you should be able to use your data without being subject to the great firewall
  • If you have an iPhone then apple maps is pretty decent, Baidu maps is better but in chinese only afaik
  • Get a payment app. I used Alipay as it accepts overseas cards but I think WeChat accepts them now too.
  • Download WeChat anyways because its so useful and you never know when you might want to add someone
  • Make use of the conversation feature on google translate and make sure to download the language packs in case you don’t have internet for whatever reason
[–] showmustgo@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks for all the info, I really appreciate it so much!

I do plan on getting a sim card when we arrive in HK. I got Alipay setup but can't use WeChat since I have a +1 number.

Is there a good map service for Android in English?

And thanks for the VPN recommendations 🙏

[–] Chaewon@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago

I’m not sure, sorry… I know some people that used google maps with a VPN but it was a bit of a mixed bag in terms of usefulness.

[–] Eat_Yo_Vegetables69@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Not much I can offer outside of suggesting the use of either Baidu Maps or Beidou Maps (or another similar app) during your visit

[–] showmustgo@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Any tips regarding VPNs?