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futsanglung (UK)
The two menus as used in Mount Wutai.
You order off a menu with low prices but when you question the cost at the end of the meal they produce a menu with inflated prices. To avoid this make them write the price on the order form and leave a copy on the table.
This trick is carried out on both Chinese and foreigners.
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