The Filthiest Place on Earth

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Heh.

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai...dm020000c.html

[Capt Jack]

wow........thats...kind of amazing really.
while I'm the last to call myself a 'world traveler' by any stretch, picturing that being a norm in a culture of that size is hard to do thru 'american eyes'. add to that, picturing any DL being trashed by the masses is just so contrary to what Ive seen its truly hard to imagine.

I did find one line in that a bit odd really. Not being versed in mainland chinese culture I thought this line was particularly interesting:

"China, especially the mainland, has a tendency to regard all actions in terms of whether they will bring a profit or loss."

isnt that terribly capitalistic in what is supposedly the largest communist country in the world?

/shrug

very interesting article.

[The Shadoe]

Originally Posted by Capt Jack

isnt that terribly capitalistic in what is supposedly the largest communist country in the world?

/shrug

If I remember right, a series of economic reforms took place in China in 1974. They've been so successful that now we're worried about China surpassing the United States in power. In my opinion, they already have surpassed us in many ways, but we're not willing to admit it (though such behavior at a Disney park may cancel out progress.... ugh! )

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

It was interesting. I believe this is taken from an unbiased source. A Japanese paper? And relations between the two countries are, well...they may not be the best people to talk about mainland Chinese people. Still, spitting a pissing at Disneyland. Gross.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

It was interesting. I believe this is taken from an unbiased source. A Japanese paper?

I'm going to go ahead and assume you meant biased.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I'm going to go ahead and assume you meant biased.

Oh, I was being sarcastic. It was a *very* biased article. Though, biased or not, spitting in public is almost never acceptable in my book. Gyah.

[wendybeth]

Well, the article was harsh, but the reports are out there regarding the, uhmm, cultural differences between the Chinese mainland guests and what we would call the 'Disney code of behavior', and they seem to support this story. I have to say, I know quite a few persons from Taiwan and China, and I've never seen that sort of behavior exhibited. Of course, I've never had to stand in line with them before.....

[Gn2Dlnd]

Fragrant Harbor.

Sounds delicious!

(On a side note: as I was reading the article, the suite from Mulan came up on my iPod playing in the next room. Don'cha just love synchronicity?)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

There are plenty of awful stories about behavior at our park. Just ask around. I've seen naked children, dirty diapers, etc. I'm sure there's some exaggeration in the article, but who knows how much? I'll bet it's probably half as bad as they're portraying.

[wendybeth]

Here is one report, and this from Russia. To be fair, I wasn't horrified by the sight of a kid peeing in the begonias, but there is a bit of noise out there regarding these issues, so it's not just the Japanese.