Last night the students took us to get some BBQ downtown which got me a little excited because I love BBQ or at least what I thought it was. They first took us on the city bus which was jam packed with people (it didn't help we were bringing 15 people as well) and the drivers here are not quite as smooth when taking corners or with their starts and stops which was tough on the balance. But it was a good experience and it was relatively cheap to use (only 2 yuan). Once we got to the BBQ though it was awesome. You get to hand pick all of your meats and veggies, all come on a stick, and then put them in a basket to be grilled up. They even slop some seasoning and dry rub down on everything while they are cooking which reminds me a lot of what we do back in the US. Then you just get to sit back and relax and they bring everything out to you. You don't even have to pay until your are all done and ready to leave. Everything we tried was super good and really inexpensive. Brian and I split a basket which filled us both up and it only cost us about 15 yuan a person. I think I'm falling in love with all this Chinese food...
2 yuan for a City bus in Tianjin is not cheap, because in Beijing if you are a student, you just need pay 0.2 yuan for once.