webfact Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Chinese teenager first tourist blacklisted for 'uncivilized behavior'Source: InternetBEIJING, China - A Chinese teenager has become the first local tourist to be blacklisted for uncivilized behavior in the country after new rules kicked in last month to shame citizens who conduct themselves badly.Eighteen-year-old Li Wenchun was seen climbing onto a statue depicting a female soldier of the Red Army - the predecessor of the People's Liberation Army - at a commemorative park for a photo late last month.His antic was captured on camera by passers-by and posted on social media where he was heavily berated.Li is to stay on the tourist blacklist for 10 years, said the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) on Tuesday. This means he would be closely watched whenever he visits a tourist site in China during this period, The Beijing News reported.Source: http://www.eturbonews.com/58729/chinese-teenager-first-tourist-blacklisted-uncivilized-behavior-- eTN 2015-05-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I did stupider at that age... Just not in a totalitarian country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 If you think they behave badly at home, you should see how they are perceived abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLang Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) I did stupider at that age. We would have glued a rainbow wig on her, then cemented her into somebody's porch. At the very least. Edited May 8, 2015 by DLang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyumiii Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I'm glad I was never young and stupid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Gotta kind of wonder what kind of resources they are willing to expend to follow the youngster any time he goes to visit a tourist site. For the next 10 years no less. Seems like a little fine and some hours of community service would have the same effect, and cost a lot less... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLang Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 If you think they behave badly at home, you should see how they are perceived abroad. Wow, how would we ever do that? We'll have to live in a country like Thailand, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I did stupider at that age... Just not in a totalitarian country. Well as you noted there is 'stupider', and in the Chinese teen's case, 'stupiderer'.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydeco Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Let's see, Chinese fighting on planes and threatening to blow them up? No problem. Chinese opening the door to get some fresh air on a jet taxiing for take-off? No problem. Defecating all over a Thai temple? Don't worry. But pull a harmless stunt for a photo? Ten years on the watch list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Let's see, Chinese fighting on planes and threatening to blow them up? No problem. Chinese opening the door to get some fresh air on a jet taxiing for take-off? No problem. Defecating all over a Thai temple? Don't worry. But pull a harmless stunt for a photo? Ten years on the watch list. Plus anything else that may not be made public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy666 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 No Bullet,Shocking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Gotta kind of wonder what kind of resources they are willing to expend to follow the youngster any time he goes to visit a tourist site. For the next 10 years no less. Seems like a little fine and some hours of community service would have the same effect, and cost a lot less... Yes, but that was a statue of a soldier for the Red Army....that's subversion. He's lucky he's not in jail for 10 years or a re-education camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Those red sneakers speak volumes about this boy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) Yes, but that was a statue of a soldier for the Red Army....that's subversion. He's lucky he's not in jail for 10 years or a re-education camp. Nah. Wrong place, wrong time. The CCP has gotten their population all worked up about tourists behaving badly, especially overseas. A year or two ago, the same action would have probably been laughed off on the blogosphere, with copycats out in force in every province. But since the campaign to improve the international image of the Chinese based on the behavior of their tourists, they have completely lost their sense of humor about harmless pranks. And I don't mean carving initials into the pyramids, that's not harmless. This youngster's prank was. Make him polish the statues for a few hours. That'll be a win-win... Edit: 40 or 50 years ago, the guy would have been beaten to death. Again, wrong place, wrong time... Edited May 8, 2015 by impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siam2007 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I did stupider at that age... Just not in a totalitarian country. lucky we were there was no facebook and mobile phones with cameras when we were young. feel pity for nowadays youngsters - they can't do anything stupid or silly in their wild teenage years without it being monitored and documented until forever. if there would have been facebook or mobile phone cams when I was young, maybe I would still be blacklisted even in my home country until today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemanrcr Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 He was warming up for his trip to Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jspill Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Kinda confusing at first glance / from the title in the email newsletter, as to whether he was blacklisted from China or Thailand Having read more ok I see it's China, but blacklisting doesn't mean kicked out a country, just 'watched' at tourist spots. Ok then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 A chinese teen acting like a western teen... how refreshing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 KIds! What's the matter with kids today? www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wCXr_6wgns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ev1lchris Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I like this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisemonkey Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Watch list at tourist sites for ten years? On paper maybe. The reality in China is - the police and security guards will be too busy sleeping to be watching him. Besides, they won't even know he's there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkcanuck8 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I am surprised China did not force him into mandatory military service for a number of years. After Tiananmen Square many University students I knew from that time (involved or not) were required to do military service for at least a year, then return to University.... to give them respect for the institution.... I would have thought the same would happen here.... maybe 3 years of mandatory service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Gotta kind of wonder what kind of resources they are willing to expend to follow the youngster any time he goes to visit a tourist site. For the next 10 years no less. Seems like a little fine and some hours of community service would have the same effect, and cost a lot less... As incredible as it sounds though it does actually get done. I was invited there and yet still a guy followed me around for about 2 weeks. We ended up just walking around together. From 1400,000,000 people it is not hard to assign one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I did stupider at that age... Just not in a totalitarian country. lucky we were there was no facebook and mobile phones with cameras when we were young. feel pity for nowadays youngsters - they can't do anything stupid or silly in their wild teenage years without it being monitored and documented until forever. if there would have been facebook or mobile phone cams when I was young, maybe I would still be blacklisted even in my home country until today The real kicker is that it is their own mates that are doing to them. Nobody is staunch anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 If they'd had web cams, phone cams and FaceBook when I was a kid, I would have been locked up as a menace to society by the age of 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobb Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 This is like peeing on a forest fire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Couldn't get a female soldier to sit on his head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Watch list at tourist sites for ten years? On paper maybe. The reality in China is - the police and security guards will be too busy sleeping to be watching him. Besides, they won't even know he's there. That's probably correct as they do all seem to look alike.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Of course western teenage tourists are faultless. Anyone who has ever been to Bali or the Jersey Shore or Australia's Gold Coast will confirm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 If they'd had web cams, phone cams and FaceBook when I was a kid, I would have been locked up as a menace to society by the age of 10. I was thinking that the other day. Here's a Facebook post of mca drawing on a two skin bomber. Here's mca on a deserted supermarket car park getting his Ford Capri sideways in the snow. Here's mca at 6 am on a Sunday hitting 140 on his Fireblade on the M11 motorway etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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