tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post6817050423892008941..comments2023-10-29T21:14:24.325+08:00Comments on SHE in China: Another (lovely) visit to the bankJonna Wibeliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-81665299160543582472009-06-24T07:32:47.321+08:002009-06-24T07:32:47.321+08:00你很棒, Jonna! You handled it perfecty. Your stories ...你很棒, Jonna! You handled it perfecty. Your stories make me smile :)TGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796150972580581810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-52838967500602913562009-06-24T01:19:51.599+08:002009-06-24T01:19:51.599+08:00Try like I did yesterday. Pay with dollars to a Ta...Try like I did yesterday. Pay with dollars to a Taiwanese bank without a working visa.<br /><br />With a business visa you can not pay more than 500$ out of China even with a bank account in Bank of China. At the same time as long as you want to pay to Taiwan the money must first be sent to an American bank that exchanges the money and send them to Taiwan themselves. The only problem is that Bank Of China refuses to give you the transaction fee for this, so you in the end have no idea how much money you need to transfer.<br /><br />And the paper work for such a transfer is beyond stupid.Emilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-13309113507119425902009-06-17T01:36:09.539+08:002009-06-17T01:36:09.539+08:00Jonna, I love your posts, they are so down to eart...Jonna, I love your posts, they are so down to earth and give us a real glimpse of the daily struggles and yet little victories you get everyday. I know I couldn't do it. I have phobia about going to Gas Stations in America. The people are so crude and dirty and lazy both the employees and the customers.Phoenixkiddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593033818673991253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-88377706243598865352009-06-16T21:25:06.037+08:002009-06-16T21:25:06.037+08:00I hate being in line & having someone breathin...I hate being in line & having someone breathing down your neck. EEWWWUU! I was in a line once where the guy in back of me sneezed right on my neck - I was grossed out - he just laughed, I wasn't so nice & informed him that he could use one of his body parts to cover his mouth....which would've been phyiscally impossible to do but, I was so mad I would have helped him into this position, if he had said anything else.Pete In Syracusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956762948543259297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-54065298995236945842009-06-16T21:23:30.124+08:002009-06-16T21:23:30.124+08:00Jonna, in China does the bank issue a keychain &qu...Jonna, in China does the bank issue a keychain "token" that you use as part of the log-in process for internet banking? You first log-in with user name and password, then press the button on the token to get another code you have to enter. Some of the local banks here use that. One, DBS, forces it. Others offer it as optional.<br /><br />My wife and I just switched our account to Citibank. It's the Singapore version, but it's a US bank so i feel better about banking with them. So far my wife seems pleased with the quality of their services too.<br /><br />After reading your stories I hope I never have to do anything at a bank in China, especially since I can't speak Chinese. I remember the last post you made, where you had to go back and forth to your house for more documents.<br /><br />Also, I think it's odd that the organization made it so difficult for people to donate to them. My first thought was what 胡崧 said.<br /><br />Also, are funds transfers popular in Europe? I'd never even considered it before moving to Asia. Here it seems very popular to send and receive money that way.Brad Farlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904252975434362901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-88827319775755268142009-06-16T14:00:30.337+08:002009-06-16T14:00:30.337+08:00anonymous -that's great to hear! Thanks a lot!...anonymous -that's great to hear! Thanks a lot!Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-79552346485256774152009-06-16T13:27:05.188+08:002009-06-16T13:27:05.188+08:00I like your blog. Its one of the better ones I ha...I like your blog. Its one of the better ones I have run across. It is interesting and informative too. I will be headed to china in the near future. Keep up the excellent work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-41773251130904509892009-06-16T12:27:42.981+08:002009-06-16T12:27:42.981+08:00Ed -yeah I love those ones who try to cut in line....Ed -yeah I love those ones who try to cut in line... always the same. Always the same. <br /><br />Anonymous -at Bank of China you get a ticket with a number on it... at Nong Ye Bank you have to line up. I guess banks are different everywhere. I obviously wouldn't have lined up if there was the ticket system. <br /><br />Rameash -no, there's still a loooooot of improvement that needs to b done. Most of my Chi friends also think that the bank is a lot of 'mafan'<br /><br />胡崧 -no, this time it wasn't possible. <br /><br />Alan -banks are worse than visa offices over here... and that says a lot! <br /><br />anonymous -yeah, TIC.... it's OK. there's a charm of it too I guess. If everything was like back home I bet life here would be boring.. and I wouldn't have anything to blog about... :) <br /><br />NavlGazr -yeah you should... :) Well, obviously not all banks are as messy as the one I visited last week.Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-75597738464431612702009-06-16T11:50:56.270+08:002009-06-16T11:50:56.270+08:00OK I realize that living in Hong Kong makes you sp...OK I realize that living in Hong Kong makes you spoiled. Although there is the token busting into the queue, and all the red tape, the efficiency here is really good. I'll enjoy it while it lasts. Farmer's bank - here I come!NavlGazrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906067848234071851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-30538524271375231462009-06-16T10:29:15.975+08:002009-06-16T10:29:15.975+08:00T.I.C.! = This is China!
I know. China still su...T.I.C.! = This is China!<br /><br />I know. China still sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-10286670430858052842009-06-16T10:15:49.540+08:002009-06-16T10:15:49.540+08:00Another "lovely" experience in China, Jo...Another "lovely" experience in China, Jonna! I had been to Chinese banks numerous times and had never had such a "pleasant" experience like you had. I remember my last banking experience in Hangzhou, China five years ago, I need to get a sequence code when I entered the door and then waited to be called to be served by that No. without waiting in line. It did take quite a long to get my turn though.alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217348335995009205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-55574802733827931792009-06-16T09:49:50.057+08:002009-06-16T09:49:50.057+08:00Can't you transfer the fund electronically?Can't you transfer the fund electronically?胡崧https://www.blogger.com/profile/10445813044481997337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-22363869785214077712009-06-16T09:30:22.024+08:002009-06-16T09:30:22.024+08:00Completely agree with you on Chinese banks. I don&...Completely agree with you on Chinese banks. I don't think they have come out of the Cultural revolution as yet.<br /><br />But its also true that in virtually every bank, I meet somebody like the security guard in your story.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-2787179826882916882009-06-16T09:21:21.038+08:002009-06-16T09:21:21.038+08:00lining up?
what kind of bank u guys have in suzho...lining up?<br /><br />what kind of bank u guys have in suzhou, here in shanghai u go in and get a ticket with a number on it, and u sit down and wait for your number, and yes even in nong ye yin hang.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-77099585539661847732009-06-16T09:18:22.653+08:002009-06-16T09:18:22.653+08:00Oh, that's histerical. We had a guy try to cut...Oh, that's histerical. We had a guy try to cut in the front of the line in the train station ticket area and he butted in and was somehow able to join his ticket purchase with the person who's turn it was. He had this goofy smile as if he knew he was out of line but somehow able to think the behavior was ok. Try the phone company next. I'd bet it's about the same. hehe.Ed, The American Sockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070606401788926264noreply@blogger.com