A story making the rounds today, is about a poster being put up in Dongcheng district in Beijing, advising Chinese what they should avoid talking about with foreigners.

They are advised not to talk about, “age, salary, love life, health, income, political views, religious beliefs or personal experiences.” I would probably agree that in my home country Australia, people don’t often ask directly people’s ages, their salary or religion.

From my experience traveling in Asia, not just