10 things foreign tourists do that annoy Chinese people
With it being the season of Chinese New Year, there are many tourists both leaving China for other lands and many people heading into China to enjoy the festivities. Perhaps that’s why the Chinese Communist Party’s People’s Daily newspaper chose now to release an infographic on their website highlighting various incidents of rude behavior done by foreign tourists in China.
They broke it down in an easy-to-follow top-10 list of things foreigners were spotted doing around the country so we can all learn what not to do when visiting.
Here’s the full list, which doesn’t seem to be in any particular order.
1) Public nudity/photography
This is in reference to a recent incident at Angkor Wat where two American women were caught taking partially nude photos. Although not actually in China, I guess it hit close enough to home to count.
2) Camping on the Great Wall
This is referring to an incident in 2009 when a group of foreigners camped out on the historical site despite signs declaring it prohibited.
3) Peeing on expressways
There was a case in 2013 where a bus full of sightseers from Denmark made an impromptu stop on the median of a busy Shanghai expressway so that half-a-dozen guys could take a leak in full view of oncoming traffic.
4) Swimming in no-swimming areas
In 2007, a group from France caused a stir after swimming in an area which had “No Swimming” signs posted around.
5) Two people sitting on a four-person bench
No, we didn’t make that one up.
6) Climbing trees
7) Eating popcorn on the street and spilling some
8) Climbing into big vats and getting a picture taken
Or this.
9) Peeing off/on the Great Wall
10) Having pictures taken standing on cultural heritage
At this point it might seem like the infographic was simply meant to bolster national pride by looking at the slovenly activities of other peoples. However, the true purpose of it is revealed in a segment below, with points for Chinese readers on how to better their own behavior at home and abroad, some of which includes.
“Littering, urination, and spitting are absolutely wrong.”
“Cutting in is out, now forming a line is the new style.”
“Remember, customs vary by region so be sure to check with a travel guide first.”
Our Japanese writer Meg, who frequently visits China, mentioned that when going anywhere one should always act as they would in their own home. While that technically wouldn’t avoid the nudity or taking up of large seats issues, it’s still a good place to start. As the infographic states, checking with a travel guide is always a good idea. Also, whenever your in a foreign land when in doubt about doing something, just don’t do it. There’s probably a good reason you doubted it in the first place.
Source: People’s Daily , YouKu , Tencent News (Chinese)
Original article by Meg Sawai
裸照随地小便 官媒图解“老外的不文明行为”
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春节黄金周将至，很多国人都将出游。老说中国人有不文明现象，其实老外也不少。本网梳理了 mychinanews.com/news/n/1/925993 http://t.co/j65aFBTGRj
中文焦点新闻 (@cnfocus) February 17, 2015
▼ Some coverage of the Danish pee scandal a few years back
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[ Read in Japanese ]
