Some Interesting Advice

So I was in a meeting today of the company staff who are going to Beijing and a lot of interesting advice came up during the meeting:

• According to briefings the company has had with the State Department and FBI, there will be thousands of security personnel on hand during the Games. We've been strongly encouraged not to challenge authority. Apparently, the Chinese can hold someone for up to 48 hours without even notifying anyone.
• We were also told to expect to be watched and/or bugged. I've posted previously a link to an article advising visitors to expect their computer security to be compromised.
• We were told to have no expectation of privacy...authorities may search our persons, housing or belongings with or without our knowledge or presence.
• Health-wise, we were told not to use tap water at all...not even to brush our teeth. It was suggested that we pack both immodium and something like pepto bismol...it was pointed out that due to the way immodium acts (I'm trying to be polite here), it will only serve to keep food- or water-borne bugs inside the body longer. We were also told to pack insect repellent with DEET because insects carrying dengue fever were present even inside the city.
• Finally, we were told that yellow was the color of the Falun Gong and when men wore green clothing, it indicated they were subservient to a woman. Good things to know when packing!