Jason & Susan

(Published on Shanghai Daily)

New guidelines have been published by China for Chinese tourists venturing abroad. All this to improve the nation’s image.

1. Do not spit in public
2. Do not litter in public pages
3. Line up, don’t jump the queues at public venues
4. Do not make pictures when a sign says “no pictures”
5. Do not talk in loud voices
6. Do not polish your shoes with bed linen or the hotel towel
7. Do not smoke in Non-smoking areas
8. Wear proper clothes
9. Do not strip down to to the waist (for men) when it’s hot
10. Do not wear pajamas in supermarkets or on the street
11. Do not remove shoes and socks in airport terminals
12. Men, observe the “ladies first” rule
13. Flush after using the toilet
14. Do not block other pedestrians by walking side by side on sidewalks
15. Do not force foreigners to pose for pictures

Quite an incriminating guideline, almost as if stating it is *okay* or *normal* to do all the above inside the country. *chuckle*