So a bit like the NY Stock Exchange then.
Phil
Originally Posted by sharpshooter90 
Yeah- back in the day the SOP was the factory boss would invite you to a banquet with all sorts of "exotic" local dishes and a multitude of toasts with something called Mao Tai- a sort of white lightning that tastes like kerosene. Of course each manager would propose a toast to which you would respond with a shot of this stuff, so you were drinking at a rate of 5-1. Once you were sufficiently lubricated, they would hand you the bill for the banquet marked in US dollars. Then they would pay the restaurant in Chinese local currency, pocketing about 80% of your money. Your Chinese helper would always insist that the banquet was a Chinese custom, but in reality it was just a way for the factory guys to live it up on your dime and walk away with a couple months salary in their pockets.
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