Chinese tourist ends up as refugee

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0808/807825-chinese-tourist-asylum-seeker/

The man has his wallet stolen in Germany, goes to city hall instead of a police station. Has no English or German and inadvertently signs an asylum form. Shipped to a camp and held for 12 days. When released be is happy and not upset.

This made me wonder if I'd just be glad it was over or if I'd raise a ruckus. I can't see myself taking as well as he seems to have.

I generally let bygones be bygones and just move on but this would be beyond my limit.

Would you take it so well?

Billy86

Those Germans and their completely open borders, just letting anyone in at this point. I'd bet he's not even Syrian!

Birneybau

Billy86 wrote: »

Those Germans and their completely open borders, just letting anyone in at this point. I'd bet he's not even Syrian!

You'd win that bet.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Billy86 wrote: »

. I'd bet he's not even Syrian!

As he's clearly Chinese you would win that bet. :rolleyes:

Ruu

Europe is not what he expected, loosely translated I'd say. Never coming to this shitehole again is more like it.

Realt Dearg Sec

Billy86 wrote: »

Those Germans and their completely open borders, just letting anyone in at this point. I'd bet he's not even Syrian!

Your joke has so far sailed over at least two heads...

tomwaterford

It was some shambles



. ...they brought him to a Chinese restaurant for help translationing


And then tried a Google translate app to finally see what was wrong with him

smash

Rosa Nutritious Shoestring wrote: »

As he's clearly Chinese you would win that bet. :rolleyes:

Well pay the man!

mzungu

Mao that was a shock, I'd say.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

smash wrote: »

Well pay the man!

2 yen on it's way Freepost from China. Expect delivery in 12 weeks.

lawlolawl

Bloody Merkel, now she's even trying to turn hapless holiday makers into refugees!

#brexit

Fr_Dougal

Rosa Nutritious Shoestring wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0808/807825-chinese-tourist-asylum-seeker/

The man has his wallet stolen in Germany, goes to city hall instead of a police station. Has no English or German and inadvertently signs an asylum form. Shipped to a camp and held for 12 days. When released be is happy and not upset.

This made me wonder if I'd just be glad it was over or if I'd raise a ruckus. I can't see myself taking as well as he seems to have.

I generally let bygones be bygones and just move on but this would be beyond my limit.

Would you take it so well?

Old habits die hard for the aul Germans, they love a good camp.

smash

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Old habits die hard for the aul Germans, they love a good camp.

And lists. They love a good list.

Fox_In_Socks

http://i.imgur.com/6yCqNeD.jpg

A great bunch of lads.

XR3i

smash wrote: »

And lists. They love a good list.

do you get paid to ac the idiot around hee, oder was>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7spVQW9viXs

Alf Stewart.

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Old habits die hard for the aul Germans, they love a good camp.

That's gas.

XR3i

los domingos in el cielo

Zxclnic

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Old habits die hard for the aul Germans, they love a good camp.

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

That's gas.

Not really, just a bad joke in poor taste.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

XR3i wrote: »

los domingos in el cielo

Sundays in heaven? A song? Or what?

Birneybau

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Billy86 wrote: »

Those Germans and their completely open borders, just letting anyone in at this point. I'd bet he's not even Syrian!

Your joke has so far sailed over at least two heads...

Not me, I was in on it from the start.

Smondie

He did not see that coming.

:pac:

Collie D

When you're too stingy to even pay for a bed in a hostel dorm

keeponhurling

So they couldn't understand him, as he couldn't speak German or English.

Makes you wonder how they communicate with all the other refugees from all over the world.

Also would it not have occurred to them that there isn't a war going on in China?

Realt Dearg Sec

keeponhurling wrote: »

So they couldn't understand him, as he couldn't speak German or English.

Makes you wonder how they communicate with all the other refugees from all over the world.

Also would it not have occurred to them that there isn't a war going on in China?

War isn't the only reason people apply for refugee status. Political persecution would be another reason, and I'd imagine that is a very real issue for many Chinese people.

Billy86

keeponhurling wrote: »

So they couldn't understand him, as he couldn't speak German or English.

Makes you wonder how they communicate with all the other refugees from all over the world.

Also would it not have occurred to them that there isn't a war going on in China?

What I don't get is, crude as it might be, why they don't use google translate in situations like this? Very quick, simple fix and while the translations might be broken, it would be very easy to get the jist of what the guy was trying to tell them.

smash

Billy86 wrote: »

What I don't get is, crude as it might be, why they don't use google translate in situations like this? Very quick, simple fix and while the translations might be broken, it would be very easy to get the jist of what the guy was trying to tell them.

Or play charades or something

Fr_Dougal

Zxclnic wrote: »

Not really, just a bad joke in poor taste.

You're right, ann frankly it's not something that should be joked about.

KingBrian2

You guys are just jealous because Germany is such a prosperous country that so many tourists want to flock to beautiful Deutschland.

smash

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

You're right, ann frankly it's not something that should be joked about.

Ah now, that's not reich and people could become fuherious with this carry on.

Alf Stewart.

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

You're right, ann frankly it's not something that should be joked about.

He didn't get the joke at first I reckon.

Lack of concentration.

Collie D

Collie D wrote: »

When you're too stingy to even pay for a bed in a hostel dorm

One of the more surreal sights I've seen is walking into fast food restaurants in Beijing at @3am, only to find loads and loads of Chinese people asleep with their heads on bags which were placed on the tables. I was definitely the only customer among them. McDonalds, Burger King, KFC and every other fast food restaurant was the same. Example 1 and Example 2 (from Hong Kong).

Zxclnic

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

You're right, ann frankly it's not something that should be joked about.

Antisemitism from a Catholic priest.....whatever next, 'Father'?

Zxclnic

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

He didn't get the joke at first I reckon.

Lack of concentration.

Got it alright.
Just didn't think it was funny, and thought it was in bad taste...
.....next you'll be trying to deny that the joke was ever made.

seamus

Rosa Nutritious Shoestring wrote: »

Would you take it so well?

Honestly, if it was me in China I'd no doubt be upset, but accept that it's largely my fault for filling out a form I didn't understand, and I'd likely be more relieved than upset that I hadn't been sent to a hard labour camp.

keeponhurling wrote: »

Makes you wonder how they communicate with all the other refugees from all over the world.

Also would it not have occurred to them that there isn't a war going on in China?

Well, there doesn't have to be a war going on for someone to apply for asylum status. And most refugees come from specific locations at a specific time, so staff at these centres would have interpreters for those languages on hand. They wouldn't have a chinese interpreter hanging around just because.

I'm really interested in how some idiot at city hall managed to push an asylum form under the guy's nose. Though I can definitely see it happening here.

smash

Zxclnic wrote: »

Got it alright.
Just didn't think it was funny, and thought it was in bad taste...
.....next you'll be trying to deny that the joke was ever made.

Calm down mate, nobody died...





:pac:

Zxclnic

smash wrote: »

Calm down mate, nobody died...





:pac:

Nobody died laughing at that 'joke', that's for sure...mate!:pac::pac::pac:

sbsquarepants

seamus wrote: »

I'm really interested in how some idiot at city hall managed to push an asylum form under the guy's nose. Though I can definitely see it happening here.

Give the poor over worked civil servant a break - a lot of dem foreigners look the same.:)

mad muffin

The Germans are so desperate for refugees, they'll take anyone they can get. :rolleyes: