You must be wondering about the blog title. Back home, there's this personal injury lawyer that advertises on the back of buses with his phone number that consists of all 2's. Or it could be another number, I kinda forgot. B/c some SH numbers have 11 digits (such as my mobile phone), I changed it to correspond to my current environs. Har.
Anyways, I don't know enough about Chinese laws yet, but I'm pretty sure there's no such things as personal injury lawsuits or ADA compliance. Honestly, if you were in a wheelchair out here or even crutches, you'd be pretty much fucked. I haven't seen any wheelchair ramps or elevators to get into subway stations, onto pedestrian bridges, into restaurants, department stores, apartment buildings, etc etc. That stupid ADA-compliance bastard in California who makes a shitload of cash suing restaurants and municipalities for not being ADA compliant would probably be sentenced to a labor camp out here, if he tried to pull that petty shit out here.
And with personal injury lawsuits, I don't think they exist. B/c for the past few weeks, it's been raining like crazy. I mean like Noah's Ark kinda crazy raining. Back home, anywhere you go there would be carpets or mats set out so you can wipe your feet down so you don't slip, fall, crack your head open, and then proceed to sue the shit out of the place for negligence. Yet, here nothing. No mats, no carpets, nothing. Just be careful and don't slip. And if you do, it's b/c you weren't careful and hence entirely your fault.
If you stop and think about it, it makes sense. It's about personal responsibility, a concept that I think some Americans have a real hard time comprehending and dealing with. I'm sure Larry H Parker or the 222 dude would disagree with me, but whatever this is my blog so fck you.
Peas out.
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The access situation was pretty bad in France too--I always had SUCH a hard time at the beginning or end of my trips, lugging a suitcase, another time elevators or escalators come in handy. Luckily chivalry is not dead in France and a young woman (or maybe a really OLD woman) can usually get a guy to help her, but otherwise? Sucks to be you...
ReplyDeleteOh man, you are harsh. I hope you're never in a wheelchair by an In-and-Out Burger that doesn't have a ramp.
ReplyDeleteNo Jen C. I meant the personal responsibility bit for the lack of personal injury lawsuits here. Not for people in wheelchairs. Probably should've created different posts for each topic, but I was already well into my 2nd cocktail while blogging. There.
ReplyDeleteDarwinism baby - survival of the fittest!
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