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Q: Do you know Chinese law?
We all know that it against the law to spit on Ohio sidewalks on Sunday, but did you know about these Chinese laws?
- To go to college you must be intelligent. – the law is pretty mean and subjective, but at what measure of intelligence, I really don’t know.
- It is illegal to eat raw bacon if there is a full moon. – at what significance does each event have with each other, again, I really don’t know. Also, they can kill sharks for it fins and deep-fry a fish as it is still alive and sleep well at night, why is eating raw bacon punishable by law, and at a full moon? Strange.
- It is unlawful for drivers that drive energy or power supplied vehicles to stop at pedestrian lanes or pedestrian crossings, it is punishable by law or you can be fined 5 Yuan. – explanation, I guess so they can strengthen the enforcement of people using bikes rather than cars.
- According to the law, whenever you pass by anyone who is 70 years old or above, you must pause, bow to them and say a brief prayer for them to the Gods of the Ancients. – I guess it is a sign of paying high respects to elders at the same time weird because wont it look like you are anticipating their demise, praying for them to the Ancient Gods like that?
- It is punishable by law to stock more than a ton of explosives or fireworks in the cellar of your home. – so I guess its ok if you store 5 tons of explosives in your attic, just as long a you store 1 ton or less of it in your cellar. I don’t know what the significance is but I’m sure it has nothing to do with fire prevention.
- If you are walking in the rain with an umbrella and encounter an elder without one, you are required by law to forfeit yours until dry refuge is located by the elder. What if they want to walk all the way home - do you kiss your umbrella good bye?
- When there is a car accident in an intersection back in the West the priority is to not obstruct traffic, but here, it is illegal to move the cars an inch until the accident scene is documented by photograph or drawings
- Consensual sex among Chinese varies by age from Province to province but not for foreigners. Now that is something worth printing in a travel guide!
In the US jurisdictions I'm familiar with, it is unlawful to move an auto, motorcycle or any other vehicle involved in a fatal accident. Jurisdictions vary with respect to injury accidents.
Dang, whenever I was in Ohio I frequently spat on the sidewalk, even on Sundays! Good thing they didn't catch me.
All countries have odd laws for various reasons.
crimochina:
unless it is blocking traffic or someone is seriously injured.
Scandinavian:
but in China they overreact completely on this, a tiny bump and you have two cars blocking traffic. They could easily just pull over by the side and discuss, the blame is pretty easy to tell, unless the car in front has done a hazardous lane change, the car in back will be at fault for not keeping distance.
The theory book for taking a drivers license does state that people should get out of the way.
