“She probably saved my fricking life.”
Local executive gets stranded in mainland China, faces “danger and indignity,” including “less than helpful” travel agency.
This is obviously a joke, right?
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One question I have is: no airlines offer direct service from HKG to TYN; they all connect in Beijing. But lots of airlines offer direct flights to Taipei. And while "Taiyuan" does sound like "Taiwan" it doesn't sound much like Taipei, which is where you would normally request a ticket to; there's more than one international airports in Taiwan.
Also, the flight from Hong Kong to Beijing would have been two hours, but the hop from Beijing to Taiyuan is less than an hour. Wouldn't he have started to wonder when they landed in Beijing, since Taipei is only an hour from Hong Kong?
Something seems weird about this.
The article really sounds like a joke. Somehow the guy mistakenly ends up at a brothel and has to fight his way out? Hahaha.
FYI Fnarf, Taiyuan is also a place in Taiwan as well... I think the problem was not that he mistaken Taiyuan for some place else, but actually going to the wrong Taiyuan
Well, you're right, it is. Taiyuan or Taoyuan appears to be the name of the county Taipei is located in. But still -- you wouldn't book a flight to a county, you'd book to a city or an airport. The airport in Taiyuan county, Taiwan, is Chiang Kai Shek International, Taipei's airport. You wouldn't go to the desk and ask for a ticket to "Pierce County", you'd say "Sea-Tac".
I'm still curious why he wouldn't say anything while his plane landed in Beijing and then took off again, when presumably, as a businessman in China, he would know SOMETHING about the area. The language is obviously difficult but all of these places use the same airport codes that we do -- HKG, TYN, TPE, PEK. I know if it was me, checking my ticket three thousand times. And for damn sure I'd know what airport I was aiming for.
Reminds me of the story of the guy who wanted to fly to Oakland (California) but ended up on a plane to Auckland, New Zealand instead. I don't believe that one, and I wonder about this.
I'm just glad he made it out of that Godless place alive, Spitting! Unhelpful Travel Agents! Language Barrier! have a nice day indeed.
The golden rules of travel has always been to remember your actions represent how residents of a foreign country will treat your fellow citizens who follow your visit.
Damn near getting into a fight at an alledged Chinese brothel does give cause for concern. I do hope and trust that visits to this area of
China in the future by traveling Americans has neither been tainted nor compromised by this reported behavior.
Frankly, I think a public apology may be
in order.
---Jensen
Why were all the other people on the plane going to outer mongolia?
Fbarf- You can request to fly to orange county.
It may be "Outer Mongolia", but it's a big, modern city, about the same size as Seattle--three million in the metro area. Don't feel bad for not knowing; many Americans are surprised to find out that most Chinese don't live in caves.
"Orange County" in that instance is not the county but an airport by that name.
Thank god there are people like fnarf that understand american chinese cave complex.
When a paper reads "literally 200 miles south of the Mongolian border" that should be taken as outer mongolia.
I get it, Kentucky is outer Montlake Terrace, but was he one of few on a plane? When he deplaned was there anyone else with him? How could someone be so oblivious?
Actually, "Outer Mongolia" is the country of Mongolia, while "Inner Mongolia" is the part of China that this guy supposedly landed in. China still claims that "Outer Mongolia", i.e., Mongolia, is theirs, much like Tibet is theirs. Mongolians aren't too crazy about that idea. They also don't think their country is "outer" anything, any more than Australians think their country is "down under" anything.
Usually, using the phrase "Outer Mongolia" is something that suggests a "Honeymooners"-era understanding of the world.
If you have some other perspective on the question that doesn't involve a fundamental misunderstanding, feel free to share it with us. If you feel the need to attack me in the process, that's cool too. I can take it.
That guy is a dumbfuck. It sucks that we live in a country filled w/ dumbfucks, and a story like this is written w/ the "this could happen to anybody" slant instead of the "man with his head up his ass" slant it so richly deserves. I would love to live in a country where everyone doesn't walk around w/ the feeling that whenever they leave the country, they can walk around like idiots & still expect everyone to beg to suck their cocks.
The sad part is that this guy didn't die & we won't be reading his story on www.darwinawards.com/
Queequeg, there's definitely a grain of truth to what you say. And as for your longing desire to live in a different country, you can pick up your ticket for PEK at SEA-TAC or call 800 227-5118. Enjoy your trip.
If I was his wife, I would definitely have him tested for STDs before climbing into bed. I have to give it to him though, this is one of the best cover stories I ever heard.
I get that it was stressful trying to find a way out of a strange city where no one speaks your language, but ... he was reduced to tears? Did he really think his life was in danger? That sounds a little paranoid to me. I think I would have treated it more like a grand adventure and learning experience.
I want to know more about fighting his way out of the brothel. Normally, if you're not capable or interested in paying, you don't have to fight your way out; they throw you out. The only way I can think of needing to fight your way out is if you have already availed yourself of the services, and THEN can't pay.
I dunno Fnarf. I went to Seoul a couple of years ago and almost almost had to fight my way out. Some prostitutes are AGGRESSIVE. I can't read a word of Korean and was alone and stressed out after a long day and just wanted a beer. Within 30 seconds of walking into a bar a girl was taking off her bra and grabbing my crotch. I had to push her off me a couple times to get out of there, and yes, I made it pretty clear that I just wanted a beer.
I'm no prude, but that really blew my mind. That was in Seoul, with a mean income probably about as high as Seattle's. I'm sure in Middle Mongolia or wherever it's much worse when they spot an American wearing a suit.
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Are we SURE this guy's an executive and not just a lowly "senior business manager"?
What a horror story.