Wednesday, May 9, 2007

The Olympics are going to be held in Beijing next summer and there have be several articles in the Shanghai Daily about improving the "habits" of the local community in Beijing. The first article showed a picture of four people dressed in penguin costumes standing in a line at the airport. They are promoting the idea of queuing. The penguins are traveling all over the city to help people learn how to stand in a line and wait their turn. There was another article in the paper today that said people are being fined 50 yuan if they are caught spitting. The city has established five inspection teams to patrol the city looking for spitters. So....if you were looking forward to visiting China so you could cut in line and spit on the street....you are too late.

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