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Manners Traveling - Sciences, Education, Art, Writing, UFO - Posted: 7th May, 2006 - 1:23pm
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Chinese authorities are trying to help their citizens be better-mannered tourists. the entire text of the article is posted below:
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| China warns tourists against spitting overseas Fri May 5, 8:16 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Some Chinese tourists have been warned that while spitting, slurping food and cutting in line may merely disgust people at home, they are sometimes not tolerated abroad, Xinhua news agency said Friday. The increasing number of Chinese tourists traveling abroad may be a huge new source of income to destination countries, but that won't prevent complaints against individuals from reflecting badly on all of China, Xinhua said. "The media in Singapore reports that hotel staff are upset with Chinese tourists spitting in their rooms and smoking in bed," it said. "...Singapore airline companies also criticized Chinese tourists for talking loudly and being very rude. Even Hong Kong newspapers have pointed out that some mainlanders lack manners and social graces." Beijing residents said last year spitting in public was what they could not stand most about living in the Chinese capital, followed close behind by dog owners who fail to clean up after their pets. Beijing has launched a campaign to make its citizens more "civil" in the run-up to hosting the 2008 Olympics. Games organizers have repeatedly said the city needs to teach its people to stand in line, stop spitting and littering and generally be better mannered. Past efforts to stamp out the spitting habit, like a 2003 campaign to help curb the spread of SARS, have not been very effective, partly because many people believe clearing the lungs and firing away is good for your health. |
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I have to admit that spitting in public is something that I detest myself. I was never one to spit anywhere, except when I am brushing my teeth. I find it interesting that the Chinese government is taking such an active role in creating 'better' tourists abroad. I did not realize it was such a prevalent habit with the Chinese people.
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It must be a major problem if the government has stepped in!
I don't like spitting, but I dislike queue jumping even more!
That is one thing that I can't stand, but I don't think it is just the Chinese who do this, I see it on a regular basis here too. If it is an older person, I tend to let them get away with it, or if it is a genuine mistake, but if it is blatant queue jumping, I will politely remind the person involved that there is actually a queue, it normally does the trick!
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