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SSAB - June 27, 2025
Aaaand we’re all but done!
Chinese road trip accomplished!
-Big tour group, big bus of people, 45-minute stays in each location
How was it understanding everything?
ViiTor Translation - use this for live translation
30 people * $20 = $600
$60 x 12 hours = $720·hour$720 for the driver
Driver was from Shandong, been in Australia for 20 years, makes $60 an hour driving a bus (and we had to tip?).
-asked him why Australia doesn’t have a high speed train system yet - says that corruption stops it = subcontracting to subcontractors
-2 hour reverse trip - that is, we went to the end and then worked…
The skinny
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