Near & Far Goes to China

Beijing’s Silk Market is full of smooth talkers

Great article by Joe Posnanski in the Kansas City Star!

“You need underwear, yes, you do,” a second woman yelled at me as I wandered aimlessly from one booth to another, steadied only by the presence of my intrepid interpreter, Linjun Fan, who had two purposes: 1. She was here to prevent me from spending my life savings on an “authentic” Chinese fan; 2. She was here to take hilarious video of this clueless American getting fleeced at the Silk Market.

http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/758661.html