Thursday, October 04, 2007
Spitting, Littering and Clearing One's Throat Loudly in Public
Jumping a queue, spitting, littering and loudly clearing one's throat in public are some of the frequently observed bad habits that are giving Chinese travelers a bad reputation, according to the Spiritual Civilization Steering Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the official etiquette watchdog.
> The government is hoping to use the Olympics to help its citizens get more civilized.
> To reduce queue jumping, the municipal government has set the 11th day of each month as the "queuing day", urging citizens to stand in line to get on bus, subway or buying tickets.
> During the week-long May day holiday this year, more than 50 people in Beijing have been fined up to 50 yuan (about US$6.7) for spitting.
More here.
> The government is hoping to use the Olympics to help its citizens get more civilized.
> To reduce queue jumping, the municipal government has set the 11th day of each month as the "queuing day", urging citizens to stand in line to get on bus, subway or buying tickets.
> During the week-long May day holiday this year, more than 50 people in Beijing have been fined up to 50 yuan (about US$6.7) for spitting.
More here.
# posted by Buba @ 11:53 PM 
