Like I say, charming in small doses. You're lucky there's a ship to ride on. You're lucky we let you on the ship. You should carry your own towel. Chinese hotels for Chinese people do not furnish towels.
Trains furnish a clothesline that people hang their own towels on.
We do furnish towels. It's not my fault you didn't get one. Other people got one. Must be something wrong with you. Written in a folksy, opinionated style, the popular guidebook sends tourists here and there, advising of bargains and warning against rip-offs.