An expat became Chinese national news as well as the focus of public backlash when he made the mistake of taking off his shoes on a crowded train.
Occurring last Tuesday on the G199 high-speed train from Beijing to Jinan, the incident became known throughout the country due to an online video that showed the unidentified expat wiggling the toes of his shoeless feet.
According to a man surnamed Ma who uploaded the video, the expat immediately took his shoes off upon arriving at his seat, unleashing an odor that was "very unpleasant".
Ma's tolerance wore out after the expat "put his feet on the dining table". Then Ma went to complain to the train's personnel. Shortly afterward, the expat was forced to put his shoes back on after being told by the train's conductor accompanied by a police officer.
Not only did Ma upload a video that he recorded of the shoeless expat from before, but also gave an interview in which he continued his complaints, saying:" Everybody says that foreigners are more cultured, but as a Chinese person, I've never witnessed it personally. Anyway, the cultivation of foreigners is no higher than those of people from anywhere else."
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There was another video -- "A Motorist-foreigner Spit On The Car After He Ran Into It" went viral via Sina Weibo!
Occurring in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, a foreign man on a motorbike ran into Mr. Zhou’s car at a crossroad. Rather than making an apology, the man felt unconscious about his mistake, gave the "middle finger" to Mr. Zhou and even spit on the car window, saying "Gua Wa Zi (Chengdu dialect, means: idiot)" when he drove away.
After the video being uploaded on the Internet, people were getting angry: "We by no means welcome such bad-mannered guy coming here in China!"
On the other hand, some netizens did not view incivility as being about nationalism -- "Manners are not defined by borders, yet a majority of foreigners are friendly, easygoing and warm-hearted."
So, anyway, following standards of morality and showing respect to each other is everyone’s responsibility, isn’t it?
Source: thebeijinger
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