Accidents
emergency telephone
★You’d better speak English in an urgent call. They would deal with the accident effectively and more quickly after they learn you are a foreigner. 110 is similar to 911 while is only for calling the police. 119 is to military fire service belonging to Chinese army. 122 is to the traffic department in the police. Traffic police does nothing but fining. 120 is to call an ambulance. The call is not for free. No money no rescue.
Kung fu
★Kung fu: it is estimated that only one in 100 Chinese is able at kung fu. However, due to the fragility of Chinese medical security and the police’s nonfeasance, too many people able at kung fu die in the situations they are injured by criminals in helping others while they couldn’t get rescue in hospital because they can’t afford medical expenses. Therefore, nowadays most Chinese dare not to offer help when they come across thefts or robberies. So don’t wait for a kung fu hero’s appearance in any condition.
Fight and conflict
Usual conflict
Do not carry self-defense tools.
Conversation:
“Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.” “Can’t offend, while could avoid”
“Can’t offend, while could avoid”
★When Chinese police deal with criminal cases, they firstly check the weapon belongs to whom. As long as he carries a weapon, he would probably end up in jail even though he uses the weapon out of self-defense. So the best self-defense tool should be the bricks available everywhere. Overall, there is a complex relation between the police’s interest and the criminals’ interest. Many common people think the right can’t conquer the evil. They believe that“强龙压不过地头蛇”. People no matter how powerful would have to learn‘惹不起,躲得起”in China.




