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Seriously, what's the deal with the non-stop 'China Travel Warning' posts?

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    Arnold Predovic
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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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      Dr. Guadalupe Homenick
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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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        Rafael Rau
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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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          Jeremiah Stamm-Carroll
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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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            Frank Cole
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            Most of them are just about trivial, insignificant things.

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              Dr. Wade Boyer
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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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                Kristi Doyle
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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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                  Daisy Hermiston
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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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                    Ethel Morissette
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                    Haha, I even thought I must have misread it.

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                      Carmen Willms
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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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                        Frank Cole
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                        Haha, some people have just lost all reason.

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                          Lindsey Jerde DDS
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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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                            Susie Kutch-Green
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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.

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