KTVs, or Karaoke TeleVision bars in other cultures are massive in
China. If you come here you can guarantee at some point that you will go in
one, and if you are the only foreigner, you will be expected to sing.
KTVs are not as daunting as you first think as you rent out
rooms that have a large flat screen television and a microphone, and then
buy/bring whatever drinks etc you like.
They can vary from ultra-exclusive KTVs were you will pay around 5000
RMB for a room, to a more standard 100 RMB.
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The other slightly nerve-racking element is that- without
generalising a whole nation- Chinese people are very good at singing. Not so
long ago I was invited to a KTV in Shenzhen where I was the only foreigner in a
room of around 40. As soon as I walked in they wanted me to sing a song, and I
managed to at least get a little Dutch courage before I sang what maybe the
most monotone version of ‘Hey Jude’ by the Beatles every sung.
I think basically if you sing like there is no tomorrow
people will like your voice even if it isn’t as good as theirs, but you just
have to throw caution to the wind and sing your heart out!!
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