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Profanity on a Shenzhen signPosted by Joel Martinsen, January 22, 2009 11:48 AM
Shenzhen Economic Daily received a tip about a sign outside the Shajing Bus Terminal: ![]() A friendly warning for idiot travelers
Two different terms are used for unlicensed taxi in the sign. The man uses , a term that frequently appears in southern newspapers, while the old man uses , which is more common in Beijing. The newspaper contacted the police station, which said that it was not responsible for the sign:
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Comments on Profanity on a Shenzhen sign
Man, one of the few occasions where officialdom comes up with something witty and interesting, and it gets shut down.
no good deed goes unpunished
“卖猪崽”的意思,并非是指被赶下来,而是指无良车主在乘客数量不够的情况下,在路途中间,将几辆车中的乘客强行集中在一起,再拉到目的地的行为。这给客户带来的权利侵害有几个方面:其一,非事前告知,侵犯了知情权;其二,中途被换车,可能导致等车时间更长,质量没有保障等等。