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b'The Foodbeast crew made a trip to Suzhou, and quickly found out that it\'s not like any other travel destination. Our own Elie Ayrouth and Reach Guinto discuss the struggles of exchanging currency, internet censorship, and obvious language barrier, as our slightly ill-prepared staff had to learn how to make things work on the fly.\\nWhile shooting episodes of Foodbeast\'s "Taste the Details" series, the team experienced the intricacies of Suzhou cuisine, from jumping live shrimp, to the best pork belly they\'ve ever tasted.\\xa0\\nElie and Reach explain how they found places to eat that locals didn\'t even know about, what the China payment system is like, how to get around, and how several miscommunications led to some embarrassing moments.\\nListen in and learn from their experiences to better prepare yourself for any potential trips to the culturally shocking country.\\xa0 \\xa0\\n----\\n5:35- The difficulty of getting visas\\n6:48- Why Americans don\'t travel to China\\n9:05- ATMs and U.S. credit cards don\'t work in China\\n10:15- Importance of WeChat, for everything in China\\n16:00- China doesn\'t cater to English-speaking tourists\\n22:10- The overall feel and atmosphere in China\\n26:27- Geoff teaches how to properly travel overseas\\n28:18- Why you should never wear green hats in China\\n32:20- Accidentally getting driven to a brothel\\n36:40- The crazy differences in fast food\\n38:56- Suzhou cuisine, jumping live shrimp\\n48:00- Suzhou has life-changing pork belly\\n52:06- Difficulty of finding restaurant info online\\n61:53- McDonald\'s kills it in China\\n67:34- Exploring without relying on technology\\n69:18- Tours and guides are a good starting point\\n73:15- Exploring the unknown makes traveling to China worth it\\n----\\nThank you all so much for listening! All the Tweets and Instagram tags of you listening mean the world. Reviews you leave on iTunes are also incredibly helpful, if you enjoyed an episode, please do drop us some love on the iTunes / Podcast store'