American killed in Guangzhou?

[thisguy010101]

I am living in China, Shanghai, with frequent travels to other parts of the country since six years and did not feel at any time to be under threat. This country cares about foreigners' safety due to the large flow of investment. There are single cases and I bet, I am not sure though, that those guys who got into trouble initiated the trouble themselves...some foreigners, sorry to say that, behave really bad and deserve perhaps a lesson...

 

[Drum Dude]

hahaha!! what about U.S. blacks??? Cuz I soo wanna go to China!!!

 

[Rachel <3]

The details I have on this are incomplete, but it got coverage in Hong Kong. The American in question was an English teacher who may have gotten mixed up in one of the increasing number of English school semi-scams in China.

There is a growing number of reports of people having problems after answering ads to be English teachers at independent language schools. When they arrive, they find that the terms they agreed to are not being honored - longer hours, more classes, lower pay, passports withheld, promised plane tickets not delivered, etc, etc.

This poor guy had phoned his father a few hours before he died, reportedly saying he'd "never been so scared in his life".

Speculation is that he was threatened, then murdered, by people associated with the dodgy school who didn't like his intentions to quit or report them to the authorities or whatever.

As for the girls, caveat emptor. Keep your wits about you and you should be fine. Like anywhere in Asia - Keep an eye on your drink, ask for drink prices as you go, pay as you go if possible, don't go into karaoke places that SWs invite you to, get into taxis that YOU arrange/hail, go to YOUR room not hers, pay after you play, arrange price before, and, if you don't speak the language and are really paranoid, forbid mobile phone calls after she's in your room.

And wrap that rascal!

 

[minnie]

Hi, i am stationed in China, anyone want to have fun together can call me at 86 13632664172

 

[Soul~Mantra]

China is safe for white people. If you get in a fight with a local, they go to hard labor prison for at least 10 years, and you simply are deported at worst. One thing the Commies are good at is instilling fear in their people--they rarely, rarely mess with Westerners.

 

[cwilz]

I was there in march and had no problems everyone was very nice and went out of there way to be so.

 

[Lenneth]

I was in Guangzhou in December. I felt quite safe.

I negotiated a 1 hour session for 150 RMB + Taxi.

Nice girls

 

[Mummy 2 Lorenzo]

A newspaper report a couple of weeks back said an American died on the road outside his hotel in Guangzhou in April this year and had been robbed by a prostitute the night he died. Rumours are this guy was killed but the cops say he got hit by a truck. Anyone hear anything about this? Is Guangzhou dangerous? I'm going to be there in June and I don't want trouble. What's the situation there these days? It's been a while since I was in town.