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美联社在世博开幕后两周后发出了一篇“上海世博会指南小贴士”，还有一张游客在世博会午休的照片，以下是文章摘要（未名网友的翻译，英语原文附后）：
洗手间：世博园中和上海市内大多数的洗手间都是“蹲坑”式的。我可告诉你们了啊。
天气：上海是个闷热和污染严重的城市。
午休：那些脱掉鞋子在世博园中长椅上酣睡的人不是无家可归的流浪汉。上海人在公共
场合小憩的本领是令人叹为观止的。
礼貌：如果在美国的主题公加塞插队，你有可能被赶出公园。在纽约如此试试，你可能
会引起骚乱。但是在上海，你会发现总有些游客加塞。请对此习以为常。另一些可能令你反感的事可能是：对着垃圾桶吐痰，盯着任何似乎“出格”的任何人或物呆看，比如西方人的大胡子或是金发女郎卷曲的头发。如果你发现被人盯上或者被人拍照，请微笑并说“nee how(你好)”。
饮水：如果不是听装，瓶装或烧开的水，切勿饮用。避免食用冰块。即使刷牙也要使用
瓶装水。
互联网：抱歉，无法使用facebook或者twitter。但你可用Google获得有限的信息。
货币：美元大约值7元当地货币。主要西方银行如花旗和汇丰都有自动柜员机，但是你
最好通知你的银行和信用卡公司你将去中国旅行，否则你的刷卡交易可能无法完成。小心电子偷窃：除非在大的酒店，商场或餐馆，否则不要使用信用卡。
安全：对游客的暴力犯罪十分罕见。但是要警惕扒手和诈骗。如果你在人民广场被人邀
请去茶馆“聊聊”英语，千万别去。你会被要求为你的饮料支付令人尴尬的天价。
购物：讲价钱是有趣的事，即使不说一句中文。如果你在商店或小摊上看了商品后离开
，店家很可能会招呼你并开出更低的价格或更大的折扣。如果店家不会说英语，她或他会拿出计算器把价格打在上面。
地铁：多利用地铁!上海地铁易于乘用，干净，安全，快捷。地图和标牌极为清楚并用
英文很好地标记。甚至连车内的英文宣告都是可以听懂的。如果你计划经常乘用，建议你购买可充值的乘车卡。你还可以使用这种卡乘坐公交车和出租车。
小费：在上海一般不必给餐馆侍应生，出租车司机或者酒店服务员小费。
食品：(很专业地介绍了豫园和城隍庙一带的传统小吃)
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2010 World Expo: Tips for navigating the crowds and culture of Shanghai
By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor
The Associated Press
SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI May 10, 2010 (AP)
Several million foreigners, including thousands of Americans, are expected to visit Shanghai over the next six months to see the Expo. For many, it will be their first trip to this sprawling city of 20 million people.
Here are some tips to help you navigate the crowds, logistics and local culture, both at the Expo and around Shanghai.
EXPO BASICS: Tickets are widely available around Shanghai. U.S. residents can buy them before leaving home for $26 from Peregrine Travel Group at http://www.worldexpochina.net. Several subway lines deliver you close to the Expo gates, including Metro line No. 8 (Yaohua Road stop). You'll be searched airport-style as you enter; no liquids allowed.
While opening week crowds have subsided, some exhibits still have long lines and there may be more visitors over the summer, so be prepared to wait at popular pavilions like those hosted by the U.S. and Japan (think Disney World on a busy day). Most presentations inside the pavilions are ho-hum promotional videos or displays of cultural artifacts, but it's also fun to just stroll around enjoying the architecture. There are a few stunners inside the pavilions — "The Little Mermaid" is here from Denmark, and some high-tech displays in the corporate pavilions are a generation beyond the iPhone. But most of what's cool about Expo can be found in the building designs. Stay until after dark when everything lights up in color.
BATHROOMS: Most toilets at the Expo and in many other public places are squat-style. You've been warned.
WEATHER: Shanghai is hot, sticky and polluted.
SHANGHAI SIESTAS: Those people lying down on benches at the Expo with their shoes off are not homeless. The locals have an astounding capacity to nap in public.
POLITESSE: Cut in line at a U.S. theme park and you could be kicked out. Do it in New York City and you might start a riot. But in Shanghai, you will find other guests cutting in line. Get used to it. Other local customs that may bewilder or repulse you: Spitting in garbage cans and gawking at anything out of the ordinary, including Westerners with beards or blonde or curly hair. If you find yourself stared at or photographed, just smile and say, "Nee how!" (Hello!)
DON'T DRINK THE WATER: If it's not canned, bottled or boiled, don't drink it. Avoid ice. Use bottled water to brush your teeth, too.
INTERNET: Sorry, no Facebook or Twitter updates from the Expo! The Chinese government blocks access. You can access Google with limited results.
MONEY: The U.S. dollar is worth about seven of the local currency, the yuan; divide a price by seven to get a rough idea of cost. Major Western banks like Citibank and HSBC have ATMs here but tell your credit card company and bank that you'll be in China or they may block your transactions. Beware of electronic theft; don't use plastic unless you're in a big hotel, store or restaurant.
SAFETY: Violent crime is rare against tourists. But watch out for pickpockets and scams. If you're in People's Square and are invited to tea by a local who professes a desire to practice English, don't go. You'll be charged an embarrassingly large sum for your beverage.
SHOPPING: Bargaining is fun, even without speaking a word of Chinese. If you look at an item in a marketplace or store and walk away, the shopkeeper may start calling out lower prices or discounts. If the person speaks no English, she or he will pull out a calculator and punch in a number.
SUBWAYS: Use them! The Shanghai Metro is easy to navigate, clean, safe, fast, air-conditioned and cheap. Maps and signs are excellent and well-labeled in English. Even the announcements are made in comprehensible English. And the trains are so well-designed and arrive so often that they accommodate rush-hour crowds smoothly. If you plan to ride more than a few times, buy a refillable plastic card inside a station from the staffed service desk. The card fee is 20 yuan, then add a sum — try 50 yuan for a week — to cover your rides. You can also use the card in taxis and on buses. Keep the card handy while on the train; you'll need to place it at the turnstile to exit.
TAXIS: It's easy to hail a cab here but most drivers do not speak English. Many cabs have a cell phone number posted in the backseat that you can call for translation help. But if you get the location of your hotel and attractions on your itinerary written down in Chinese, you can simply show the addresses to the driver. The Lonely Planet "Encounter Shanghai" guidebook lists attractions in Chinese.
TIPPING: Tipping is not customary in Shanghai, not for waiters, drivers or even hotel maids.
FOOD: Needless to say the food in Shanghai is nothing like the takeout at your local Chinese restaurant. Savory dumplings called xiao long bao are a famous local specialty. Two well-known dumpling eateries are Nanxiang in the Old City, near Yuan Garden, and Din Tai Fung upstairs in the Xintiandi mall. If your tummy is homesick, Expo has numerous outlets for KFC and other U.S. fast food, and McDonald's can also be found around the city. You'll find Starbucks here, too; be sure to try the black sesame-green tea iced frappuccino.
CROWDS: How do you feel about Times Square on New Year's Eve? Shanghai can feel that way in some areas, including famous thoroughfares like the Bund, Nanjing Road and the bazaar near Yuan Garden in the old section of the city. Renao, which literally means heat and noise or commotion, is considered a positive value in this crowded city. To get away from it all, try a stroll in the French Concession, a leafy neighborhood of charming, quiet streetscapes that will remind you of a European quarter or Georgetown in Washington, D.C.
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Associated Press Writer Elaine Kurtenbach in Shanghai contributed to this report.
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