LOL OWNED.

and the fact they think liberty and human rights mean unrestricted action, is abso-fucking-lutely ridiculous.

I hope they lose their job over this.

Ah, the ugly Chinese tourist rears its ugly head.

liberty, human rights and democracy = the freedom to behave badly without justification.

now i know.

i should listen to Beijing Radio more often.

The Feelings of the Chinese People are hurt both by the Czech money changer charlatans and the radio hosts who make us all look like beasts that only know how to confront problems by yelling, kicking and causing a scene...

Prague is a trap for unwary visitors, notorious for unscrupulous merchants and taxi drivers ripping off tourists. Thank goodness China doesn't have places like that.

This goes great with the CZECH premiere of WASTED ORIENT this week 10.16-10.20 at MOFFOM (Music on Film Film on Music) film festival in Prague.
See the website: http://www.moffom.org/
Li Li and Li Yang are just drumming up support with their marketing skills.

I was in Prague 3 weeks ago, I would say most of the money changing places are just traps, one should always look at the lowest rate among what they offer. And for anyone who need useful information, here is I believe the best place for changing money: http://tinyurl.com/3lwe9m [google maps]

China's image still carries a "demanding feeling" specially for foreingners and this kind of behave just make it worst.

Of course they can complain but not on that way.

How is this even newsworthy? I'd think China jails many foreigners for whatever crimes they committed, so does every other country. What makes these two shamao's differernt from say two laowai's getting handcuffed in Beijing?

I really feel the pain. Spending everytime 40 minutes at a bank in China trying to exchange money, having my passport copied, checked, filling-out three forms, signing four, seeing seven workers in the bank, two of them working at the counters, one supervising, twenty people waiting in line... Yeah, really, really feel the pain...

actually the authorities here usually turn a blind eye to foreigner's misbehaviour whenever possible. it's locals who fear cops the most

WTF? The Chinese tourists were in the right. They were scammed and got pissed off, just like any red-blooded tourist should. I was in Prague 18 months ago and I found the locals to be very rude and sneaky towards tourists (otherwise a very beautiful city).

I don't see anything improper in the way they behaved.

we all know how people act like that in china when things dont go their way, which is to cry like babies and make a scene. looks like the tried to do that in another country and got their asses kicked. its a good lesson for them. you can take take these losers out of china but u can't take china out of the losers.

It seems like these people were acting like spoiled children, but in my opinion China does not have a monopoly on bad behaviour. Just because my family members wouldn't act like this, and a couple of Chinese radio hosts did; to make the comparison Chinese people are much ruder than Americans would be ridiculous. I think celebrities, and people who see themselves as celebrities often act like this no matter their nationality.

Wow, my ambassador wouldn't show up if I threw a xiaohuangdi temper tantrum over an issue that was my own fault.

Tourists have been getting fleeced by money changers for thousands of years. "Buhaoyise" doesn't see anything wrong with breaking expensive things when you have been fleeced wholly through your own negligence? Back to kindergarten, "buhaoyise." Son, everywhere there are tourists, there are people rude and sneaky towards tourists. They call them tourist traps for a reason.

Buhaoyise

How were they scammed? The article says quite clearly that there were signs indicating how much they would get depending on the amount exchanged.

What happened was that they walked in and asked money to be changed without even asking what rate they would get first. The first rule of getting money changed is to ask the rate of exchange for the sum you wish to change!

Only thugs use violence to resolve a problem, so if you think banging on service counter windows and smashing card readers is normal then that says something about yourself.

How to: Exchange money when you don't know the language.

Step 1: Take a piece of paper
Step 2: Write the amount and sign of currency
Step 3: Pass it to them with a sign of currency you want to change into
Step 4: they will write how much you get
Step 5: Exchange your money or not

Easy... or not?