- 20 Apr 09, 09:54#110057
This is my first post here!
I just registered to share my frustration while being a spectator at yesterday's Shanghai GP.
It was my second time there. The first one I attended was in 2007!
My son and I had seats booked in the Main Grand Stand Low. But, what a waste of a lot of money!
I believe that the locals, whom I respect (I have a university degree in Chinese Language and Literature) do not have the discipline to show respect for others around them.
We spent the whole race standing, trying to grab a portion of the track, while the view was being blocked by the rest of the local spectators who kept raising up every time the cars were about to pass by.
Very few were occupying their own assigned seats and they would be oblivious to any request to seat down, enjoy the race and let also everyone else "see" the rest of the track.
And that is not to mention the fact that everybody smoked cigarettes after cigarettes!
Again, I respect Chinese for what they are and what they have been. I have not only dedicated part of my life studying their culture. But, I also chose to live among them (15 years in Hong Kong). But, yesterday they disappointed me.
I just find it a shame that they have no regards for others.
The only other race I attended was the GP in 2007. During that race, my son and I also had a similar problem with people blocking the view. But it was not near as bad as it was yesterday and only limited to the beginning of the race.
So, it appears that it has got worse.
If you guys plan to go to Shanghai, think again ... I for one am done with it and I am not going to waste my money there again!
Next year, for me it's going to be either Japan or Singapore or Malaysia!
Cheers
Nick
I just registered to share my frustration while being a spectator at yesterday's Shanghai GP.
It was my second time there. The first one I attended was in 2007!
My son and I had seats booked in the Main Grand Stand Low. But, what a waste of a lot of money!
I believe that the locals, whom I respect (I have a university degree in Chinese Language and Literature) do not have the discipline to show respect for others around them.
We spent the whole race standing, trying to grab a portion of the track, while the view was being blocked by the rest of the local spectators who kept raising up every time the cars were about to pass by.
Very few were occupying their own assigned seats and they would be oblivious to any request to seat down, enjoy the race and let also everyone else "see" the rest of the track.
And that is not to mention the fact that everybody smoked cigarettes after cigarettes!
Again, I respect Chinese for what they are and what they have been. I have not only dedicated part of my life studying their culture. But, I also chose to live among them (15 years in Hong Kong). But, yesterday they disappointed me.
I just find it a shame that they have no regards for others.
The only other race I attended was the GP in 2007. During that race, my son and I also had a similar problem with people blocking the view. But it was not near as bad as it was yesterday and only limited to the beginning of the race.
So, it appears that it has got worse.
If you guys plan to go to Shanghai, think again ... I for one am done with it and I am not going to waste my money there again!
Next year, for me it's going to be either Japan or Singapore or Malaysia!
Cheers
Nick