Update!
I got my China driver's license!
I went last week and found out we didn't have my residence permit yet. And our translation of my driver's license wasn't sufficient. 3 hours and nothing :p
Today we (we = me, the woman from HR, my driver, the car leasing manager, an unknown man, and my translator for the test) went back with official translation and my residence permit. But . . the "CM" endorsements from Pa weren't clear on the back of the license. The "C" definition is single and comb <26,000. I barely understand it and the nice Chinese girl pointed out it doesn't say I'm licensed for a car. In China, you can get a license to drive a work truck without being licensed for car.
So, we called the translator, had them change the translation and resubmitted. Then went to the testing room. They sent me and my translator to a booth in the back (heh, sounds good, don't it?) - maybe 50 test tables in the room. It's an electronic, multiple choice test and you need 92 of 100, 45 minutes to complete.
My translator had been studying, luckily, and I was never given a book. No problem, though, as the translator doesn't speak much English. But, I was told later, she did recently pass the driving test :) She got up to question 25 before a proctor came around. He said something to her, she said something to him and he took the answer pad from her. Uh oh!
Then he demonstrated how quickly the test can be completed. He checked her answers and did the remaining 75 in about 2 minutes. Then he told us to wait 15 minutes, probably so we didn't look suspicious.
So, I now have a Chinese license good for car or motorcycle. and when we left, I saw a Yamaha sportbike - a real one - go by. Maybe I can find something for Suhzou ;)
And a couple of photos as we left Chicago last trip. I wish I'd done airplane photos more often.
I went last week and found out we didn't have my residence permit yet. And our translation of my driver's license wasn't sufficient. 3 hours and nothing :p
Today we (we = me, the woman from HR, my driver, the car leasing manager, an unknown man, and my translator for the test) went back with official translation and my residence permit. But . . the "CM" endorsements from Pa weren't clear on the back of the license. The "C" definition is single and comb <26,000. I barely understand it and the nice Chinese girl pointed out it doesn't say I'm licensed for a car. In China, you can get a license to drive a work truck without being licensed for car.
So, we called the translator, had them change the translation and resubmitted. Then went to the testing room. They sent me and my translator to a booth in the back (heh, sounds good, don't it?) - maybe 50 test tables in the room. It's an electronic, multiple choice test and you need 92 of 100, 45 minutes to complete.
My translator had been studying, luckily, and I was never given a book. No problem, though, as the translator doesn't speak much English. But, I was told later, she did recently pass the driving test :) She got up to question 25 before a proctor came around. He said something to her, she said something to him and he took the answer pad from her. Uh oh!
Then he demonstrated how quickly the test can be completed. He checked her answers and did the remaining 75 in about 2 minutes. Then he told us to wait 15 minutes, probably so we didn't look suspicious.
So, I now have a Chinese license good for car or motorcycle. and when we left, I saw a Yamaha sportbike - a real one - go by. Maybe I can find something for Suhzou ;)
And a couple of photos as we left Chicago last trip. I wish I'd done airplane photos more often.
posted by Matt aka Maxiu at
4:25 PM
2 Comments:
Heh, silly me. I did a quick perusal of your posting before sitting & reading. I saw the license photo & then two photos from the air. My first thought: Wow, in China all you need is a driver's license to fly a plane!
OK, back to reality. Congrats on the new license. I see license photos in China (just like the US) don't do you justice.
-Mike D
BTW: On your drivers license, what do the Chinese symbols for your name stand for? How does your name sound in Mandarin?
-Mike D
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