Guangzhou, I'm Starting to Hate You (and Here's Why You Might Too)
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Oh really? Where do delivery people just leave food with a robot without calling first?
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Can't we just ban those electric scooters (e-bikes) already?!
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They banned motorcycles in the past, so why not ban these e-bikes too? I don't get it.
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To be honest, e-bikes are really convenient! But look at Liuzhou – the entire city is practically full of e-bikes, yet they manage them extremely well! Why can't Guangzhou learn from them? Is it an economic issue? A policy issue? Or a population issue?
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Nanning is also a major city for e-bikes, and they manage them very well there too.
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I'm temporarily living in Shenzhen and sometimes travel to Guangzhou for exams. I don't know why, but every time I go, I feel 'unlucky' – the chaotic traffic, the crowded and somewhat run-down subway, and Cantonese being spoken everywhere. I just feel like I can't fit in and can't understand much. Oh well, forget it.
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Is that so?
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All this talk of 'driving out the so-called low-end population'... it truly makes you feel the dehumanization of people.
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Actually, I kind of feel the same way...
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My biggest impression visiting Guangzhou from Nanning is that in such a big city where every inch of land is precious, the roads are narrow, there are no dedicated lanes for non-motorized vehicles, taxis are expensive, and journeys take a long time. Also, compared to Nanning, there are actually far fewer e-bikes on the roads here.