Comments on: Shenzhen Isn’t Lining Up to Become a World Class City http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-isnt-lining-up-to-become-a-world-class-city/ News & views about Guangzhou, Shenzhen & Dongguan Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:13:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Chinese Elite Pay Top Dollar to Be More Refined | TheNanfang http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-isnt-lining-up-to-become-a-world-class-city/#comment-43521 Chinese Elite Pay Top Dollar to Be More Refined | TheNanfang Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:36:12 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=33138#comment-43521 [...] even by their own government. There are several campaigns to stop Chinese from jaywalking, cutting into long queues waiting to board subway trains, and even to encourage citizens that ordinarily don’t trust each other to perform good deeds. [...] [...] even by their own government. There are several campaigns to stop Chinese from jaywalking, cutting into long queues waiting to board subway trains, and even to encourage citizens that ordinarily don’t trust each other to perform good deeds. [...]

]]> By: terroir http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-isnt-lining-up-to-become-a-world-class-city/#comment-43514 terroir Mon, 24 Nov 2014 04:10:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=33138#comment-43514 How harmonious of you, bringing "un-internationalism" Stateside. Be sure to share your tales of increased productivity when everyone is pushing at the same time. Hey, we all like Kevin. How harmonious of you, bringing “un-internationalism” Stateside. Be sure to share your tales of increased productivity when everyone is pushing at the same time.

Hey, we all like Kevin.

]]> By: unplanned_life http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-isnt-lining-up-to-become-a-world-class-city/#comment-43513 unplanned_life Mon, 24 Nov 2014 02:41:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=33138#comment-43513 On escalators, all you need is one person standing on left to f**k things up. Almost never will person behind tell them to move. The automated announcements saying to let people exit cars first does nothing. People would listen to the subway employees on the platform but they don't say anything as long as you don't step over yellow line. On escalators, all you need is one person standing on left to f**k things up. Almost never will person behind tell them to move.

The automated announcements saying to let people exit cars first does nothing. People would listen to the subway employees on the platform but they don’t say anything as long as you don’t step over yellow line.

]]> By: RosietheRiveter http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-isnt-lining-up-to-become-a-world-class-city/#comment-43511 RosietheRiveter Sun, 23 Nov 2014 16:05:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=33138#comment-43511 Well, there's plenty of other countries that don't value lining up, it's really a British invention, isn't it? I like Kevin and I know we all have our "things" that drive us nuts here. I think I've gone native in terms of crowding into places. I flew back to the US recently and everyone waited patiently for the seatbelt light to go off, then took their sweet time getting up, then waited for every single person to slowly, painfully unwedge their giant carry-on bags and lift them to the ground. Getting off the plane took three times as long as in China and I was ready to plow Chinese linebacker style right through all these 'polite' people. Well, there’s plenty of other countries that don’t value lining up, it’s really a British invention, isn’t it?
I like Kevin and I know we all have our “things” that drive us nuts here. I think I’ve gone native in terms of crowding into places. I flew back to the US recently and everyone waited patiently for the seatbelt light to go off, then took their sweet time getting up, then waited for every single person to slowly, painfully unwedge their giant carry-on bags and lift them to the ground. Getting off the plane took three times as long as in China and I was ready to plow Chinese linebacker style right through all these ‘polite’ people.

]]> By: terroir http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-isnt-lining-up-to-become-a-world-class-city/#comment-43510 terroir Sun, 23 Nov 2014 15:06:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=33138#comment-43510 "lining up is overrated" As per the article, then: being "international" is overrated. Guess they'll have to prefix the airport with some other word. “lining up is overrated”

As per the article, then: being “international” is overrated. Guess they’ll have to prefix the airport with some other word.

]]> By: terroir http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-isnt-lining-up-to-become-a-world-class-city/#comment-43509 terroir Sun, 23 Nov 2014 14:56:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=33138#comment-43509 To achieve success, Shenzhen nor any other Chinese city has to "be" international; it just has to "appear" it seems that way--this is why we have the announcements calling for "harmonic order". Any criticisms brought up of being "un-international" will be rebuffed with such evidence, and will be labeled as "bad behavior" by the little people, who then themselves will be targeted with "morality campaigns" that will inspire more "exposes" like here in this story. Time is a circle, yo. To achieve success, Shenzhen nor any other Chinese city has to “be” international; it just has to “appear” it seems that way–this is why we have the announcements calling for “harmonic order”.

Any criticisms brought up of being “un-international” will be rebuffed with such evidence, and will be labeled as “bad behavior” by the little people, who then themselves will be targeted with “morality campaigns” that will inspire more “exposes” like here in this story.

Time is a circle, yo.

]]> By: Neobooper http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-isnt-lining-up-to-become-a-world-class-city/#comment-43500 Neobooper Sun, 23 Nov 2014 07:08:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=33138#comment-43500 Fake Fred Fong kissing Fake Banlas Fake Fred Fong kissing Fake Banlas

]]> By: Zen my Ass http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-isnt-lining-up-to-become-a-world-class-city/#comment-43499 Zen my Ass Sat, 22 Nov 2014 16:33:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=33138#comment-43499 People not keeping the right on escalators and ramming in the metro as the doors open are very annoying: this happens anytime, during the peak and the low hours. People seem totally oblivious to what happens around them here. People not keeping the right on escalators and ramming in the metro as the doors open are very annoying: this happens anytime, during the peak and the low hours. People seem totally oblivious to what happens around them here.

]]> By: RosietheRiveter http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-isnt-lining-up-to-become-a-world-class-city/#comment-43498 RosietheRiveter Sat, 22 Nov 2014 15:43:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=33138#comment-43498 Eh. First, lots of people line up these days in Shenzhen and are quite polite (though Luohu is always a bit rough). Second, lining up is overrated. Sometimes it's way more efficient to crowd in to places. Sometimes it's annoying and sometimes it's not. The only time it is really an issue for me is on the buses out to Xili, but that's because there's not even remotely enough buses here, so it's always the 'last helicopter out of Saigon' syndrome out here. Eh. First, lots of people line up these days in Shenzhen and are quite polite (though Luohu is always a bit rough). Second, lining up is overrated. Sometimes it’s way more efficient to crowd in to places. Sometimes it’s annoying and sometimes it’s not. The only time it is really an issue for me is on the buses out to Xili, but that’s because there’s not even remotely enough buses here, so it’s always the ‘last helicopter out of Saigon’ syndrome out here.

]]> By: Just_Banlas http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/shenzhen-isnt-lining-up-to-become-a-world-class-city/#comment-43496 Just_Banlas Sat, 22 Nov 2014 10:02:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=33138#comment-43496 What is that woman in the left margin of the photo looking at? What is that woman in the left margin of the photo looking at?

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