Charm school for China

Spitting image
This sign in Beijing requests that citizens "please do not spit" in public. The message is part of China's social etiquette campaign leading up to the Olympics.
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Hordes of foreign tourists will visit China during the 2008 Summer Olympics, which begin next month.

Chinese officials want to make sure its citizens don't embarrass the nation. So they launched what's essentially charm school for a billion people.

Host Mary Lucia and reporter Nikki Tundel discuss China's etiquette campaign -- which includes everything from hygiene tips to rules for standing in line.

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