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China Scene: East
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-07-06 07:45 Tattoo of grandfather leads to online debate A teenage girl in Qingdao, Shandong province, has stirred controversy by putting a tattoo of her deceased grandfather on her back. Some young netizens praised her love of her grandpa while older people have a different view. A graybeard would be unhappy to see the tattoo on a little girl, said Meng Tianyun, professor of sociology at Qingdao University. (Yangtze Evening News) Passenger's sticky hands lands him in trouble A passenger who tried to touch a female flight attendant during a trip was forced to apologize for his rudeness. The crew of the China Southern Airlines flight reported that the incident occurred during a flight from Shanghai to Wuhan, Hubei province, on Wednesday. The 30-year-old man was taken to the police station after the plane landed at Tianhe Airport. He confessed to police that he read an online "Guide to Touching Airhostess" and then followed the instructions. He tried to touch the woman's knees when she passed him. When the flight attendant protested, he poured a glass of water on his pants and blamed her. Police gave him a stern lecture and he was asked to apologize to the flight attendant. (www.chinanews.com) (China Daily 07/06/2009 page5) |
