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It's a common practice to kill Chinese tourists. Are Chinese people discriminated against for their

for many Chinese people, it's a good choice to take an outbound trip during the Spring Festival, the 11th and other long holidays. Southeast Asian countries, which are relatively close, low-cost and easy to apply for visas, naturally become the first choice for most people to travel abroad. But many countries seem to have made it a habit to kill Chinese people and ask for tips.

However, with the growing number and purchasing power of Chinese tourists, some differential treatment only aimed at Chinese people has gradually emerged. Some foreign service personnel have repeatedly asked for tips from Chinese people, even customs officers, and it seems to be their practice to "kill Chinese tourists".

Tipping culture prevails' forced 'service lets you pay

Traveling in Southeast Asian countries, in addition to feeling the local sunshine beach, eating fruits and seafood, tipping has become an unspoken 'culture' of the local people.

Mr. Wang and his wife met with various' fancy 'requests for tips during their honeymoon trip in Thailand last September. The bus driver had to give tips very hard, and the ground guide was very tired. The hotel waiter would tip for carrying your suitcase, leaving tips at the bedside when cleaning the room, tipping for animals when watching the animal show, tipping for the tamer, tipping for making spa and dining out , the merchants who buy the goods are also regarded as tips by default & hellip; & hellip;

It is understood that Thailand's tip culture has a long history. Due to the uneven economic development level of Southeast Asian countries and the poor salary and treatment of service personnel, it is also customary for people to tip them. Even among the special reminders to tourists from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, there is one about tipping:

When carrying luggage, cleaning room or dining in the hotel, if the other party has good service, the waiter can be given tips ranging from 20 baht to 100 baht (4-20 yuan RMB) as the case may be. If the service charge is included in the bill, it is not required to pay separately.

A screenshot of the website of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand according to Jin Mou, the Vietnam tour leader of a travel agency in Beijing, who said that tipping can get better service. Take cleaning the hotel as an example. If you tip 10000 Dong (about 3 yuan), they will make the bed very dry. If you give 20000 Dong, they will fold your clothes for you, even when you are in a good mood I'll help you fold the towels into Swan shapes, give them more roses, sprinkle some rose petals on the bed and spray some perfume in the room to make the tourists feel happy.

Source of data chart: zhongxin.com, however, was originally a matter of mutual affection and wish, but it was mixed with some changed phenomena, such as the service personnel deliberately do something to ask for tips.

'when we first entered the hotel, a waiter came here and grabbed the suitcase from your hand without saying a word to help you carry it. It's not good if we don't give it to you, but actually we don't need it. The hotel has an elevator and it's very convenient for us to take it up by ourselves. Mr. Wang waited in the room for half an hour before the waiter brought up his luggage. 'it's said that it's because there's too much luggage to be delivered to the wrong room. At last, he didn't say a word sorry. Standing at the door and smiling at us, he didn't leave. We understood in seconds. This is waiting for a tip. '

According to Mr. Wang, during his six-day trip in Thailand, he gave a total tip of about 300 yuan. Although the amount was not much, he was puzzled: how many of these tips were obtained through labor and service, and how many were obtained by fishing in troubled waters?

Public officials ask for money. Customs and security inspection also ask for money

If the situation of "tipping" in these places is a national custom, then it's no less "watching the dishes" for the entry-exit customs staff to openly ask for fees from Chinese tourists.

Beijing girl Xiaoyu took her family on a trip to Vietnam's nhazhuang this Spring Festival. Before she left, she was told by the leader of the travel agency that each person would prepare a tip of 10 yuan when entering and leaving the Vietnam customs, which was included in their passports. By default, she would give it to the customs staff. If you don't do it, you're likely to be locked up in a 'little black house'.

'after all, no one wants to be shut down, who knows what they will do to you, and the time can't be delayed. 'Xiaoyu's concern is not unreasonable. There was news that Chinese tourists were beaten up for refusing to pay tips when they were in Vietnam customs. Xiaoyu told Zhongxin Jingwei that he was a little upset at that time, but he thought that the leader was also for everyone's good. He defaulted to this' hidden rule 'in the mind that more is better than less.

When Chinese citizens are asked for tips by Vietnamese border inspectors, they can't be beaten, resulting in fracture news source: when the Phoenix video line up, Xiaoyu specifically asks other Chinese tourists around if they have prepared tips, the answer is yes. Russians, who also travel to Vietnam, are not prepared to tip.

'if it's just asking for a tip, the security staff will ask me for something directly. "Xiaoyu said that she was taken off her backpack by the staff without any reason when she returned. The reason was not that there were contraband, but that she wanted the doll on her backpack.

Screenshot of Xiaoyu's friend circle: 'my bag passed the security check and was about to take it when she (security inspector) pointed to my backpack and said that there was a problem. Then she grabbed it without saying anything. Pointing to the doll rabbit on my bag, she said that it could give me something?' Xiaoyu was shocked at that time. It was the first time when she asked for something so openly, but because she was in a foreign country, she was afraid of trouble It's a nod of approval. 'she didn't say thank you either, just a happy New Year!'

'dolls are not worth a few dollars. I just think this kind of behavior is very strange. I want something when I open my mouth. Originally, I had a good time traveling, but this kind of thing broke my mood. '

Jing Weijun found on his micro blog that many people have been asked for tips by Vietnamese customs and security inspectors. Someone wrote in his micro blog that when he passed the security inspection in Hanoi airport, the staff kept reading "money money" in their mouths, while he said that he could pass the customs smoothly if he came from South Korea.

Some people say they don't stamp their visas without tipping in Vietnam.

Netizens revealed that they were asked for tips at Cambodian customs.

Some netizens said that when handling the landing visa at Phuket airport in Thailand, the staff directly used a calculator to make the tip amount.

According to CCTV finance and economics, in Indonesia and even Mexico across the ocean, Chinese citizens are often asked for tips by local customs, and many people are violently treated for refusing to give tips.

According to the National Tourism Administration, during the Spring Festival this year, the number of Chinese tourists traveling abroad reached 6.5 million, a record high. According to the 2018 Spring Festival outbound tourism trend forecast report jointly released by China Tourism Research Institute and Ctrip tourism, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries are the top 10 countries favored by Chinese tourists this Spring Festival, and Thailand ranks first. And those who travel to Southeast Asian countries, even if only half of them tip to the local customs, still add up to a large fee.

What about being asked for a tip?

Some experts believe that the custom of these countries to ask for tips from Chinese tourists stems from some of the earliest Chinese tourists who, when entering and leaving the customs, plug money into the border inspectors for some convenience. Over time, local border inspectors have treated Chinese tourists as "fat meat".

Many domestic travel agencies also played an ignominious role. In order not to affect their own group, not because a certain passenger who did not pay money is detained to affect the whole team's journey, some leaders even directly suggest that Chinese tourists prepare change, even if sometimes they take the initiative to submit before the border inspection.

It is the mentality of some Chinese tourists' spending money to buy peace ', asking for tips from Chinese tourists and refusing to pass customs become an abnormal tourism' practice '.

Therefore, in addition to asking for help from embassies and consulates, it also needs to have its own tenacity to boycott the tips demanded by border inspectors. If we do not give these 'fancy' tips to survive, then naturally we can put an end to this phenomenon.

According to international practice, even if you have obtained a visa from a country, the country concerned has the right to refuse entry without giving reasons. Therefore, it is suggested that Chinese tourists should correctly fill in the entry card and customs declaration form, apply for the landing visa, prepare the air ticket and hotel reservation form and other materials in advance, and do not give the other party space to play. If you need tips, you should record the information of the other party and provide evidence in time. In case of emergency, unfair treatment or disputes, you can contact with the local embassy and consulate in time, collect and preserve evidence for future settlement through complaints or judicial channels.

We have no right to interfere with the customs and culture of other countries when traveling in the countryside. We never refuse to tip those service personnel who really provide high-quality services and work, but we are not the lambs that are slaughtered by others. We should firmly say no to the malicious act of asking for tips.