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Flier

are the staff at the bust station able to speak any english?

Flier asked 6 months ago. Tags:

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Hello. We will be traveling in guilin this August. We will stay in guilin for one night and then catch a bus to longsheng to see the terraced fields and back to Guilin, take a bus to yangshuo? Can we do that on our own? We do not know chinese. Will language a big problem for us? Can the staff at the bus station understand us? thanks

 

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david answered at 6 months ago

Most of them can not speak any english only when you are lucky enough.

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freetraveler answered at 4 months ago

Very rare people speak english in Guilin. I did the same thing with you last year. I bought bus tickets for yangshuo with the help of a student who knew limited english. The ticket sellers there could neither speak nor understand english. Luckily the friendly student helped us out. Boarding was also a big problem. On one could tell you where your bus was waiting. They indeed broadcasted the departure and arriving of buses (I guess) all the time through a loudspeaker but only in Chinese. The only way you could communicate with the staff was pointing and some other gestures.

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rayrzhu answered at 5 months ago

Most locals don't speak English, if you are lucky there are students nearby may help you, I know a realtime translation service by renting you mobile, you can check out www.yoyoor.com, good luck !

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