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Tour Guide Scolds Tourists for Not Buying Enough

A video of a Yunnan tour guide yelling at tourists on a bus has gone viral through Sina Weibo. The video, secretly recorded by one of the bus passengers, exposes how the guide explodes with anger.

Published

11 years ago

May 2, 2015

Manya Koetse

A video of a Yunnan tour guide yelling at tourists on a bus has gone viral through Sina Weibo. The video, secretly recorded by one of the passengers, shows how a female tour guide explodes with anger after the tourists did not buy as many things as she would have wanted them to. She is recorded scolding through a microphone, saying:

“Three or four people only bought a 1000 RMB [160 US dollar] bag,..you…

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Manya Koetse

Manya Koetse is a sinologist, writer, and public speaker specializing in China’s social trends, digital culture, and online media ecosystems. She founded What’s on Weibo in 2013 and now runs the Eye on Digital China newsletter. Learn more at manyakoetse.com or follow her on X, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

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Gloria

June 21, 2018 at 5:16 am

Stupid tourist…should just stay home and sit on their money and let it rot under them.

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