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Originally Posted by Hans Landa
Why do Chinese people turn into nutbar lunatics when you put a camera in their hands?
I can think of a million examples, that I have experienced personally... but the most recent one that sticks out, was while I was vacationing overseas earlier this year.
While waiting for the sun to set a bit more, so I could photograph a very small historic church, set on a lake with a stunning mountain backdrop... a bus full of chinese tourists pulls up. They run out, screaming and having a mental breakdown, similar to teenage Beiber fans (essentially killing the serenity of the remoteness of the location). They proceed to take over the site of the church. They CLIMBED the church, clung to the stone walls, clung to the windows and smeared their hands all over the stained glass... they stood in front of it giving peace signs and flexing their scrawny biceps.
I didn't really care, as the spectacle only lasted about 8 minutes before they packed themselves back onto the bus and on to another arena in which to act like headless chickens. But... how in the **** are any of their photos good? Given the setting the church was in, having 30+ people clinging to the stone walls and making stupid poses seems like a sad composition... even more confusing that they all seemed to have Canon 5D's with L lenses to shoot such lunacy.
What's up with that?
I'd ask one of my many chinese friends, but they are all jacked up juice pigs who don't really fit into any of the typical stereotypes, so they don't quite understand it.
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I also witnessed a lot of human tripod syndrom in China...
Also the men dress up in suites and the woman in heels and formal wear while they are on vacation. This is at places like a hike up a scenic mountain in the sweltering heat while all non mainland tourist wore more suitable clothing...blew my mind.