Chinese people
As some of you may know, I live in China - Beijing in fact, and I like it very much. But the trouble is is that a city that big has an ample supply of twats. How are they twats? Let me count the ways.

1. The people who cram themselves right up against subway doors, preventing people from getting off and snarling up the people flow, in a pathetic attempt to gain some kind of momentary advantage.

2. Drivers who weave in and out the busy roads, snarling up the traffic, in a pathetic attempt to gain some kind of momentary advantage.

3. The people in my office building, who rather than wait for the elevator to be going down will get on when it's still going up, thus ensuring the elevator is full when it shouldn't be, in a pathetic attempt to gain some kind of momentary advantage.

4. The guy in KFC who cut in front and hijacked the waitress, in a pathetic attempt to gain some kind of momentary advantage, while I was deciding which succulent meal to choose.

5. When waiting for a taxi, the people who think standing a few metres further up the road (in a pathetic attempt to gain some kind of momentary advantage) entitles you to the first cab that comes along.

The excuse is always that "China has a large population" or "Beijing is very crowded". This surely though should be all the more reason to display forethought and consideration.

Twats.
(McChinaman banned, Fri 13 Apr 2012, 10:58, 6 replies)

Depends where you're looking at it from
1. There are 15,000 people packed tightly behind me, where would you like me to go?

2. Granted.

3. Are they doing it on purpose? Sounds like a reasonable scheme to get into a lift if there's never any room when it's going down.

4. So stop dicking about. It's called fast food for a reason. They don't sell succulent meals, they sell boxes of reconstituted crap to people in a hurry.

5. Makes sense. Are you expecting them to point at you and tell the taxi you were there first?

Anyway, this all happens in all large cities. Try Moscow, or Rio. Same things, but if you complain you'll get shot.
(username failed moderation, Fri 13 Apr 2012, 11:11, closed)

^ see subject

(egg1, Fri 13 Apr 2012, 13:56, closed)

Hello.
Are you trying to communicate?
(username failed moderation, Fri 13 Apr 2012, 14:01, closed)

Sirry iriots

(FUXTIX Not my words, Carol, Fri 13 Apr 2012, 14:24, closed)

Went to China a couple of years ago and was warned beforehand that they didn't generally bother much with queues - especially when it came to public transport and fast food etc. but was told 'don't take offense, its just their culture'.

And indeed many of the people I met there were nothing but friendly once I had a chance to speak to them. If it bothers you that much, they will generally defer to someone who complains loudly enough in the tone of voice reserved for English speaking people who want to be understood in a non English speaking country.
(Rambo, John J, Sat 14 Apr 2012, 6:13, closed)

Ex-pats
I also live in Beijing and by far the biggest twats are ex-pats who spend their time whingeing like spoiled brats. Twats!
(Mud the Far Car can and will, Sun 15 Apr 2012, 1:36, closed)