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by strayamaaate 2893 days ago
That’s a good point, which I should’ve mentioned as it goes hand in hand with the topic.

Despite how intense some situations can get in China, I’ve rarely ever felt physically threatened. It’s culturally abnormal to resort to violence.

Yes there’s a few nutjobs out there (sword-guy in Sanlitun), but on the whole it’s pretty incredible that such a big city, and country is relatively speaking, so peaceful.