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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 6:25 pm
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Chinatrvl
 
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Originally Posted by tentseller
Originally Posted by Chinatrvl
Unrelated to tea houses, yet to scams: What is the "could you take a picture of us"-scam? After a long time, I had a walk around the lao wai areas of Shanghai. Several groups and individuals approached foreigners only and asked them to take pictures of them. So, what happens next? I'm curious...
They post these photo on the internet to show their friends how many foreign friends they have.
No, certainly not the people from Ningxia that havent met a laowai before, but groups luring for foreigners with good english. Furthermore, if one takes a photo of them, one is not on it...

Yes, it seems to be the pick up line for the tea scam - first time I have been approached in Sha.
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