Generally, the calculator has replaced the abacus in Chinese shops, but I saw one in use the other day while shopping for slacks with a colleague.
It's very hard for me to get fitted-- though my weight has dropped, I'm not built like a Chinese woman. My friend and colleague Han, a professor of computer science, knew just where to go. I purchased three pairs of slacks, very trendy, for just over 200 yuen (about $25). The pants had to be shortened, but alterations were done on the spot at no extra charge.
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I have two abacus.....
Can you use them? The clerk I observed used it as efficiently as a calculator.
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