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While heading to the subway this morning on my way to work, I saw a guy yelling and screaming obscenities at a nearby bike/motorbike parking attendant. Basically it's a huge street-level parking area for people wanting to ditch the bikes and take the subway. Unfortunately, I am sure that theft runs rampant there, and the security is not very good.
At first I thought the guy yelling and screaming was a Chinese guy, as it is a common sight in Shanghai. But upon closer look, he was actually a foreigner and was screaming in *English* !! Let's just say the words 'You piece of ____ ' and 'You are a _____ ' were repeated over and over in English. The parking attendant yelled back in Chinese, and a few middle finger gestures were exchanged, but nothing more.
Who knows what caused the foreigner to spazz out. My guess is that his motorbike was left overnight (a stupid decision) and it was stolen overnight. Then the guard said he knew nothing, or couldn't help do anything. Then the foreigner screamed and cursed. It's only my guess, and we'll never know.
At any rate, regardless of what happened, do not EVER leave a bike parked overnight next to the street in Shanghai or in otherwise low-security parking arrangements. Make sure it is put underground and out of sight, with 24/7 security. In low-security parking garages, the guards leave in the evening and there is no overnight security.
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While heading to the subway this morning on my way to work, I saw a guy yelling and screaming obscenities at a nearby bike/motorbike parking attendant. Basically it's a huge street-level parking area for people wanting to ditch the bikes and take the subway. Unfortunately, I am sure that theft runs rampant there, and the security is not very good.
At first I thought the guy yelling and screaming was a Chinese guy, as it is a common sight in Shanghai. But upon closer look, he was actually a foreigner and was screaming in *English* !! Let's just say the words 'You piece of ____ ' and 'You are a _____ ' were repeated over and over in English. The parking attendant yelled back in Chinese, and a few middle finger gestures were exchanged, but nothing more.
Who knows what caused the foreigner to spazz out. My guess is that his motorbike was left overnight (a stupid decision) and it was stolen overnight. Then the guard said he knew nothing, or couldn't help do anything. Then the foreigner screamed and cursed. It's only my guess, and we'll never know.
At any rate, regardless of what happened, do not EVER leave a bike parked overnight next to the street in Shanghai or in otherwise low-security parking arrangements. Make sure it is put underground and out of sight, with 24/7 security. In low-security parking garages, the guards leave in the evening and there is no overnight security.
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