Seriously, what's the deal with the non-stop 'China Travel Warning' posts?
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Are your cities all so flawless? Have you never run into anything unpleasant? I'm at work and don't have time to reply to everyone individually. If you think I'm the one with the problem, fine, you're right.
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Those in the comments who think I'm the problem, I've looked around, and they're mostly the type who are quick to flag things to 'avoid.' And they even passive-aggressively say I can't accept different opinions.
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On Xiaohongshu, you'll find posts warning you to 'avoid' the Forbidden City for being too old, the National Museum for being too big, the Summer Palace for being too hot, Prince Gong's Mansion for being too small, the Great Wall for being too far... I suggest these kinds of people just stay cooped up in their little pigeonholes at home; then they'll never have anything to 'avoid' (literally 'get struck by lightning').
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It's not that I'm genuinely against posts warning about things to avoid. If they're truly about issues like food safety, travel hazards, or illegal activities, I'd wholeheartedly support them and show no leniency. But these days, the 'avoid this' posts online are becoming increasingly ridiculous.
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I'm so over 'avoid this' posts. Most of the time, I've never encountered the issues they warn about, like taxi drivers rigging their meters. But I think every city probably has some dishonest drivers. I also don't understand people who call other cities 'run-down.' Every city has its less glamorous areas; older cities naturally won't look as new and shiny. As long as it's not excessively dirty or chaotic, it's fine—and often, tourists contribute more to the mess, making sanitation workers' jobs harder. Most locals, unless they're truly inconsiderate, cherish the city they grew up in. As for food, it's ridiculous to tell people to 'avoid' something just because it doesn't suit your personal taste, unless it's a rip-off joint, a place with severe price gouging, or unhygienic. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean others won't!
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It's not that we haven't encountered these things; it's that when we do, we don't make a big deal out of them. Is it really worth fussing over such trivial matters?
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The one that really made me laugh out loud was someone warning others to 'avoid' a snow mountain in Yunnan because the wind was too strong, and then complaining that the local government wasn't doing anything to control the wind.
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It's even more absurd here. People were 'warning against' a bridge because of too much traffic and demanded it be closed to vehicles, suggesting it should only be for tourists to walk across the Yangtze River Bridge. They even claimed locals started this trend of jaywalking across the bridge deck! We locals would sooner jump off the bridge than jaywalk across it.
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90% of these 'things to avoid' posts basically mean: 'I'm broke and didn't get a special deal.'
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Most of them are just about trivial, insignificant things.
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That's one thing, but have you ever seen posts 'warning against' taking a high-speed train?
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And then there are those 'warning against' airports, complaining that flights are grounded during a typhoon, calling it a waste of their time, and then causing a ruckus at the airport.
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I've scrolled through so many 'avoid this' posts that when I actually come across a positive one, I almost feel weirded out.
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Haha, I even thought I must have misread it.
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My city/region (IP location) has been so thoroughly criticized by tourists, I'm almost convinced they're right.
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Haha, some people have just lost all reason.
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'Avoid Xi'an! No vegetables, no fruit, no supermarkets, no pharmacies!' Seriously, now when I see these 'avoid this' posts, I just long-press 'not interested.' I'm so fed up with them. Isn't the whole point of traveling to experience different local cultures and ways of life?
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It was incredibly cheap! I've been back for a while but still can't stop thinking about the 8 super happy days I spent there.