“My Trip On a Chinese Train”

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A Sankaku Complex reader back from a recent trip to China happened to have taken his own pictures of the wonderful world of Chinese trains, and is kind enough to share his pictures.

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The suspicious liquid dribbling onto the man’s head is described thusly:

“[It] is believe it or not fresh baby piss… kid dropped his pants and just pissed right beside the guy’s head…”

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Note the position of the young gentleman’s hand…

Unfortunately, the “super sketchy” nature of the trains prevented him taking more pictures – although he does not report seeing any pretty young ladies undressing, so perhaps this is for the best.

Omake:

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More of the wonderful world of Chinese trains.


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    Avatar of Yoshii-kun
    Comment by Yoshii-kun
    20:56 24/08/2011 # ! Quality (+1.0)

    China's overnight train: Beggar class.
    We provide fart alarms and nearby refreshments.

    Avatar of MK 7 DUDE
    Comment by MK 7 DUDE
    22:29 24/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    AND NO explosions!.....probably...

    Avatar of Myballz
    Comment by Myballz
    23:32 24/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    They haven't copy the Micheal Bay explosion's yet.

    Avatar of Sujit Kumar
    Comment by Sujit Kumar
    00:22 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    *no guarantee for that.

    Avatar of Ota-Kool
    Comment by Ota-Kool
    22:31 24/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Also free FUNERAL and GRAVE if you are UNFORTUNATE enough to be the one of their unlucky victim of Crash carriage accident.LOL

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:32 24/08/2011 # ! Drivel (-0.8)

    lol u guys are fking idiots.
    the trains i rode on Hong Kong pwns any other train i rode in canada or US.

    u cant just post pics of transit in the crappiest towns and generalize it the country with the most population

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:38 24/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.4)

    Not sure what sort of trains you mean by HK /US /Canada - subway sort of trains systems maybe?

    If that's the case Singapore's MRT trains are one of the cleanest / neatest out there in the world I think.

    And even the longer distance Singapore to Malaysia (KTM) trains are also pretty decent.

    Comment by Anonymous

    unfortunately, singapore's mass rapid transport system is packed with china filth.

    Comment by Anonymous

    @Anon 23:06
    God darn true, and not forget to mention it's tightly packed that you can smell nasty stuff coming from the guy's armpit standing next to you.

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:41 24/08/2011 # ! Good (+0.8)

    It's true that slagging on China is the game around here, but using Hong Kong as an example of the standard of Chinese technology is laughable.

    Hong Kong is nothing like the mainland. Go across the border next time...you'll find out for yourself.

    Avatar of Kinny Riddle
    Comment by Kinny Riddle
    23:37 24/08/2011 # ! Good (+0.6)

    True that, like I said, for all intents and purposes, Hong Kong is to be treated as a different "country" in all but name.

    Even Hongkongers and Singaporeans can't stand these "unrefined" mainlanders splashing their cash around arrogantly. And these are supposed to be "fellow Chinese brethren", that alone speaks for itself.

    Comment by Anonymous
    00:44 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.4)

    Yeah, I whole-heartedly agree. Hong Kong is a far cry from what the mainland is. I took a trip to both places (HK one year, then the mainland the next) and it seemed worlds apart. HK was a nice place since they had cleaning crews out 24/7 and had a police officer or two patrolling around. China, on the other hand, seemed like a large-scale version of my high school's bathroom and locker room. I even got food poisoning there (which was probably inevitable since I had the "local food").

    Comment by Anonymous

    Hong Kong started as a small fishing village, taken over by British for use as port. There's no real cultural difference between it and rest of Canton.

    Hong Kong subway is in better condition than New York, but worse than Beijing. It's relatively well maintained and ran, partly because its a much smaller system than either.

    Chinese subway and commuter bullet trains are, as a whole, cleaner than metro elsewhere. But the long distance trains that migrant workers and collage kids take to and from home can be horrible. The sleeper cars are much worse than booth cars shown in those pictures. They're sparkling clean on boarding, but look like dorm rooms upon reaching destination 3 or 4 days later.

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:27 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.4)

    Mainlanders are savages. Honestly, any place that wasn't heavily occupied by Europeans in the past half-century is barbaric. Colonialism sucks, but at least the colonists were more civilized than the actual inhabitants.

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:16 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    real talk bro..

    the way us HK'ers refer to them almost always separately as "mainlanders" really says it all..

    I must say I am always amazed at the way they pull money out their ass to spend on all this designer bags and such...

    Comment by Anonymous

    Hong Kong, China - is there a difference? I thought Hong Kong was part of China? I mean aren't people from Hong Kong just Chinese?

    No matter how trailer trash people from the south of the U.S. are, they're still American. I can't arbitrarily make them NOT American just because.

    So like it or not, deal with it - mainlanders, Hong Kongese, whatever - you're all Chinese! At least we don't just all call you Japanese or gooks.

    Avatar of Icefox
    Comment by Icefox
    07:13 25/08/2011 # ! Good (+0.4)

    To Anon 06:29. If Southern USA was officially controlled by say Canada for 50 years and was actually occupied by them for a majority of 150 years only to be returned to America in the last 15 years to be run as a near autonomous state for the next 50 years and its denizens are considered American then yeah you can consider Hong Kong to be part of China.

    Roundabout way to say that citizens of Hong Kong can't entirely be considered citizens of China. Heck Hong Kong citizens even have their own Hong Kong passports.

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:46 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Hong Kong is a city state. They represented themselves at the last Olympics for fuck's sake... They are not the same as your average Chinese citizen.

    Comment by Anonymous

    Meh. "Mainlander", Hong Konger - they're both Japs, right? Don't all orientals look/act the same?

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:26 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    I was born in Hong Kong, and yes, I would call myself Chinese (to be honest though, I like calling myself Cantonese unless the person I'm talking to want to be more general), but no, I will never say I am from China because there's a big difference even if HK belongs to China now. >_>

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:31 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    So, Anonymous 07:51, I guess all Americans, me included, look like John Wayne. Too bad I can't show you my "boots" right now.

    Avatar of bakaru
    Comment by bakaru
    23:14 24/08/2011 # ! Quality (+1.0)

    to the guy mentioning the HK trains, there's a big fucking difference between HK and china so don't open your mouth if you haven't experienced one in china yet, kthxbye

    Avatar of Erranty
    Comment by Erranty
    02:07 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Trolling?

    Comment by Anonymous
    16:13 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Probably a troll but I'll bite: There's a reason people in Hong Kong say 'mainlanders' with a tinge of disgust. Now you know why.

    Avatar of George
    Comment by George
    23:45 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Hong Kong metro is dirtier than Beijing subway though. I rode both recently.

    Avatar of ryusoma
    Comment by ryusoma
    10:23 26/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Derp.

    I've been on both (China, thankfully very briefly) and there is NO COMPARISON. Hong Kong public transit still maintains a parity with Western standards (Mind The Gap lol). It was very obvious they hate mainlanders and their attitude as well.

    Getting on (AND OFF) a subway train at rush hour, you could clearly tell the difference - HK residents queue politely, mainlanders simply shove in and fuck you if you're in their way.

    Avatar of konakona
    Comment by konakona
    01:11 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    As well as on board live entertainment.

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:25 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    hahah "Beggar class"..

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:00 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    "Beggar Class" is more accurate than you think. The only people who would take those long distance trains are migrant workers and college kids - aka, those who can't afford plane tickets. That's what happens when you cram poor bums into a train car for up to a week.

    It makes you wonder about the financial conditions of this "Sankaku Complex reader."

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:38 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    In contrast, I was In Beijing recently and the subway was relatively clean. Not as spotless as Japan, but not nearly as bad as the rural or intercity trains.

    Avatar of Gitami
    Comment by Gitami
    04:15 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Well they at least use as much space as possible. Not the Nazi level stand-sleeping freight trains.

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    Comment by Gradius
    04:57 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Horrible, just horrible. 1000x worst than 3rd world!

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:20 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    that would be because the third world doesn't have commuter train networks

    also China IS third world

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:01 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    When you realize that China owns a very large portion of America's debt, you can't really say that China is a 3rd world nation and starting to become a superpower even by admission of some American and European politicians.

    Avatar of Lexi
    Comment by Lexi
    18:28 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Unless you actually know the definition of 3rd world nation. Then you can say that they are one.

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:54 17/12/2012 # ! Neutral (0)

    China is neither a capitalist nation or part of NATO, therefore they fit the definition of 3rd world. You're confusing it with something else. 3rd world doesn't automatically imply under-development.

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:00 24/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    you should try using train in Indonesia.
    those also happens to the economic class (3rd rate). especially near the islamic new year, when most of the citizens go to their hometown to celebrate.

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:09 24/08/2011 # ! Good (+0.8)

    In indonesian economic class train, sit next to a cock, duck or even a goat is not strange.

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:45 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    I see. Do they pay the tickets then?

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:04 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Of course not! Farm animals don't even have opposable thumbs to even open a wallet, much less even have wallets! DUH! This guy...

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:50 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Some people might not mind sitting next to a big massive cock..

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:31 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Get real. It's Indonesia, so no cock could possibly be anywhere near massive.

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:07 24/08/2011 # ! Good (+0.6)

    pfft i know right, Indonesian passanger are worse than China. Yes, I'm Indonesian. I despise my country. No, I would never take train ever, and never will.

    Avatar of mix
    Comment by mix
    22:23 24/08/2011 # ! Quality (+1.0)

    try india. indonesian train will feel like an empty parking lot if you compare it to india's rush hour train.

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:32 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    They allow animals to board, which is the worst part of it.

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:50 26/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Are you Indian?

    Avatar of Kubo Toshimitsu
    Comment by Kubo Toshimitsu
    23:56 24/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Yow, I am from Indonesia too.
    Sitting together in a train with ducks, hens, and goats are common here.
    Gyahahaha.
    I have my own car, though.
    Who gives a damn about trains!

    Comment by Anonymous
    00:23 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Indonesia is...all dependent...
    If you have money, living in Indonesia is pretty nice with all the pretty shopping mall and maids.
    If you dont have money...welcome to hell...

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    Comment by softbanker
    21:01 24/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    Must be those trains with really really long destination.

    Avatar of George
    Comment by George
    21:05 24/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    #9 should be turned 90 degrees back to original. It would better emphasize "the bend." Lulz

    #10 is 2 train heads connected. Working as intended and same as elsewhere.

    Are the first batch of pics from the bullet train shown in #10. I took one recently while in China on business (recently, as in before the crash, btw), and there's no space under the seats.

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:14 24/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    this is why iHATE going to CHINA!

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:18 24/08/2011 # ! Good (+0.8)

    Oh,relax.Not all the people in china is like that,so some of them are the good guus.In short ,China is good place i think.Go around the biggest city in china that you might change your mind!

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:17 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    You can't "hate" or be in the state of "going" if you haven't been.

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:37 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Sure I can. I can hate any place I've never been to. That's the magic of ignorance! In fact, I hate your guts and I've never even met you!

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:57 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    I know of chinese people who dislike china, one guy I know says he'd never drive in china because it's too crazy there, lol!

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:52 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    No one wants to drive in China. Trust me on that.

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:55 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    I have no idea what shitty train this guy ended up going on, but shelling out an additional $10 for a first class ticket gets you a private compartment with 3 other people (typically just your other buddies/family so long as they aren't at capacity). It's pretty nice... and this is for Beijing --> Shanghai back in 2006.

    Also rode from Beijing --> Tianjing in 2009. THAT is an awesome train.

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:45 25/08/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    I took a train first class from Shenzhen to Shanghai a couple of months back. It was a private compartment with room for 1 other person. It had a couch, a breakfast nook and a bathroom. The train ride was 16 hours, the same length of time that it took me to fly to Shenzhen from the States and a hell of a lot more comfortable. I didn't see anything like the horror stories in here.






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