Don't be a bull in a China shop
<p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="photographed">photographed</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Charging">Charging</span> <span word="Bull">Bull</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lamented">lamented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilized">civilized</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="countrymen">countrymen</span>.</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="netizens">netizens</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="sleuths">sleuths</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="reposted">reposted</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="bull">bull</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sculpture">sculpture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="riding">riding</span>".</p><p><span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Bull">Bull</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="guerilla">guerilla</span> <span word="art">art</span>". <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Arturo">Arturo</span> <span word="Di">Di</span> <span word="Modica">Modica</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="okay">okay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sculptor">sculptor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sits">sits</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bull">bull</span>.</p><p><span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="behaving">behaving</span> <span word="inappropriately">inappropriately</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="manners">manners</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> "<span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>". <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="deem">deem</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuation">continuation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="wrought">wrought</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="attraction">attraction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bull">bull</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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