Originally Posted by
drewguy
Although the marginal cost of providing the guides is probably about the same, it's significantly cheaper to find a Chinese speaker to read the script for the Chinese-language guide than to translate it and find a decent english speaker for that guide.
I disagree. English-language education is standard throughout China, and there are far more Chinese speakers of English than there are Western speakers of Mandarin. There are numerous instances in which locals get preferred pricing and, in my opinion, this is as it should be. I don't pay taxes or contribute to China -- why should I be able to pay the same price for admission to a government-run activity as someone who does both?