Chinese Style

[Randy W]

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from the Global Times

 

 

Fighting jaywalking is a battle of the mind

 

 

Ever since the 2004 TV series Chinese Style Divorce, a story about the chaotic and disappointing marital life of a middle-aged couple, became a sensation in China, the phrase "Chinese style" has been a mainstay of the modern Chinese vocabulary.

There is "Chinese style marriage," meaning mainly you have to purchase an apartment before the wedding. There is "Chinese style competition," meaning to open a shop next door to your competitor and sell exactly the same products.

But one such phrase, "Chinese style road crossing," despite its popularity at this moment, may not qualify as an entry.

The typical way a pedestrian crosses the road in China, as summarized by netizens, is "waiting, not until the light changes, but until a crowd forms."

No one cares whether they have the right of way. The only thing that matters is to stride ahead in a group that is big enough to attract the attention of the coming cars so they won't be hit.

 

 

[credzba]

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from the Global Times

 

 

Fighting jaywalking is a battle of the mind

 

 

Ever since the 2004 TV series Chinese Style Divorce, a story about the chaotic and disappointing marital life of a middle-aged couple, became a sensation in China, the phrase "Chinese style" has been a mainstay of the modern Chinese vocabulary.

 

There is "Chinese style marriage," meaning mainly you have to purchase an apartment before the wedding. There is "Chinese style competition," meaning to open a shop next door to your competitor and sell exactly the same products.

 

But one such phrase, "Chinese style road crossing," despite its popularity at this moment, may not qualify as an entry.

 

The typical way a pedestrian crosses the road in China, as summarized by netizens, is "waiting, not until the light changes, but until a crowd forms."

 

No one cares whether they have the right of way. The only thing that matters is to stride ahead in a group that is big enough to attract the attention of the coming cars so they won't be hit.

 

 

 

LOL !!

I am not Chinese, but when I am in China, this is EXACTLY what I do.

 

I don't trust cars will stop when I have the right-of-way, but if there are enough people they will stop.

I wait till others start to move out in front of traffic, and then I follow them in a pack .. though I am chicken and stay middle to back of the pack.

[Dennis143]

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from the Global Times

 

 

Fighting jaywalking is a battle of the mind

 

 

Ever since the 2004 TV series Chinese Style Divorce, a story about the chaotic and disappointing marital life of a middle-aged couple, became a sensation in China, the phrase "Chinese style" has been a mainstay of the modern Chinese vocabulary.

 

There is "Chinese style marriage," meaning mainly you have to purchase an apartment before the wedding. There is "Chinese style competition," meaning to open a shop next door to your competitor and sell exactly the same products.

 

But one such phrase, "Chinese style road crossing," despite its popularity at this moment, may not qualify as an entry.

 

The typical way a pedestrian crosses the road in China, as summarized by netizens, is "waiting, not until the light changes, but until a crowd forms."

 

No one cares whether they have the right of way. The only thing that matters is to stride ahead in a group that is big enough to attract the attention of the coming cars so they won't be hit.

 

 

Cyclist know this worldwide. Ride at your own risk when riding in traffic alone. But, the road is yours when riding in a pack. Safety in numbers and all that.

 

The thing that gets me, are there ever times when there isn't a crowd crossing the road in China? Where would one need to wait for a crowd to form?