Actually I like the design of your camera better. It's so impressive that I just want to have one myself. I bought the Sony simply I feel that it has richer colors in the camera. It was a hard decision to make and I went back and forth among Sony, Cannon and Nikon's stores for a few times.
Here are some comments for your website of this China Venture.
- I am not sure if you sent the link of your website to the suppliers or not. If not, I would suggest you share it with your friend rather than the suppliers. You have uploaded all the photos you took, including new products, which some suppliers may not be happy to see them duplicated by their competitors. You were allowing you to take the pictures simply because you are their buyer, but not competitors.
- I could not understand why people from western world still know so little about China. There is so much information from internet, magazine, TV, Movies etc. You may even get some pictures from google or google earth as I searched Manhattan before. Maybe people are reluctant or too lazy to see what the China is?!
- Waiter/waitress always a fixed salary in restaurant, which they can use to make a living. I heard that US waiter/waitress make little money with their salary so they have to rely on tips. The other point may be that Chinese people are really concerned their face: they don't want to look bad by tipping little, so they even don't tip.
- Yes, our subways are modern and clean, but not our roads or streets. Some streets in GZ/SZ have quite a lot scrap, but we rarely see any in HK streets. People have to be better educated and our government should work harder to make the general public care more abouth their environment.
- Food is not a big deal as you thought. We basically have fast food everyday, to save some time and trouble. At lunch, I just ordered some simple rice with meat and vegetable and I do believe many people do the same. We have such a big meal like you had only in some festivals or gatherings among closed friends and relatives. It's also our customs to make the guests feel at home and respect so you may find that some people will put some food in your bowl to encourage you to eat more. Regarding the garbage bowl, I think it only exists in South China, like Guangzhou, Shenzhen (Cantonese restaurant) and Hong Kong.
- We are paying like $0.35/km for taxi and $0.50/km after it runs more than 30kms in Guangzhou. Each city may change slightly.
- Yes, the tourists did waste us a lot of time. But remember that we were 10mins later to the airport than required and spend some time waiting for security inspection and running like 400 meters in such a big international airport in Guangzhou (it's new one, which was launched in August, 2005), with a combination of all these problems, we missed our flight.
- I think you can see more sunshine day if you are not coming to China at this time of year because of climate here. Of course, our sky is in no comparison with yours because there are so many industries here.
- I also agreed that Johnson speaks best English in all the suppliers we met. Frankly speaking, I am really surprised when he start speaking English, it was much better than expected. What surprised me most is not his British accent (we were taught British English when we were in school), but a middle aged owner, usually they didn't have good education in university, can speak fluent English. I would imagine that he has been abroad before, or at least used to work a foreign company which requires daily communication in English. I am also interested in your comments to my English. I want some straightforward comments, instead of expressing in an indirect way if I didn't do well, for future improvements.
- Don Leo is a smart guy and he knows exactly how to make his customers happy! Good to work with them!
- Finally and sincerely, I am really pleasant of meeting you. We didn't have much word at the first few days but we got more compatible as time went by. To me it's unimaginable to you are running your business on your own at such a young age, what's more amazing is that you are doing a good job at what you are doing. I would have to say I did underestimate you earlier, but with the communications we made (you are so business minded that you have some sharp ideas which are beyond my expectation. The point is that they are so great.), I realized that it was a big mistake and you do deserve what you have.
PS. You may post my comments online so your friends or someone else can see opinions from a native Chinese. Also can I forward this website to someone else to use as my reference?