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If you ask most foreigners for random trivia about Tianjin, they'll probably mention the foreign concessions,

or Herbert Hoover fighting in the streets during the Boxer Rebellion, or the pivotal role the city played in

the student protests during the May Fourth Movement. What you won't hear is anyone rave about the

pizza....

So let's note that if you've stumbled into Tianjin and are looking for a nice place to have lunch, this lesson

is going to be totally useless to you unless you've "gone native" and have a thing for fruit and pak-choi

smothered in a loving serving of ketchup and served up on toast. We give the city full points for trying,

but you should probably hold off on practicing this vocab until you're in either Beijing or Shanghai, where

it will come in really useful.