| Shanghai: No money, Sleep in the open. | |
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| Aug 30, 2007 04:09 |   |
 | "If you are poor, get away from Shangahi" This is the overtone that I interpreted from the recent policy stipulated by Shanghai Land and Real Estate Bureau. The new policy states that one single house or apartmet can be rented to only one family or person, which means sharing an apartment or house will be prohibited, even boyfriend and girlfriend are not allowed to share a house. This move triggered hot debate in these days. For those poor in Shanghai, this piece of news would be fatal. Shanghai's bureaucrats' overtone might be : 'Buddy, if you have no money, get away from Shanghai, the poor is unwelcome in Shanghai". Hey! For those are already in Shanghai, being poor is not your fault. Why get away? No haven, sleep in the open? |
| Aug 30, 2007 04:50 | #1 |
| FRANKENSTEIN, I am now filled with indignation on hearing the news. Do you know why such a policy was carried out? There are so many people who can't afford to buy the house. It is pressing the poors to be homeless. |
| Aug 30, 2007 09:38 | #2 |
| FRANKENSTEIN, Yet another fine example on the kind of government the Chinese people have to contend with. What was supposed to be "communist', in fact, is a far cry from there...not even close to "socialist". The "open-door" policy has opened the door for capitalism and consumerism to entangle the very roots of a persons', or family's status. Welcome to the Land of Authoritarianism, where he who hath the gold, rules. Think I'll go out and get me some Chinese stocks while the 'gravy train' is rolling! |
| Aug 30, 2007 23:19 | #3 |
| I'm sorry to hear that news, but what is real aim of that policy? |
| Nov 4, 2007 10:59 | #4 |
| Frankenstein, do you think the aim of the policy is to keep the poor away from Shanghai? Even so, it is still debatable. Shanghai has a lot of aspiring individuals, but many a times they are crossing the line into proverty as probably the top 1% can make it. While the average can still survive, the bottom ranks may turn to crime out of desparation. For example, I was on the phone with a friend who was walking back to her apartment in the night. She is a Shanghainese and firmly believed that her street (a place she grew up) is safe even if its at 3am. In the next moment, she got robbed while talking me. The 'poor' robber covered her mouth from behind and asked her not to scream, adding that he meant no harm and was just desparate. He snatched her purse away but after my friend listened to his story, gave it back to her. She gave him 100rmb, thoroughly relieved that she met an amatuer robber who was even willing to negotiate the amount he could rob from her. She reckons he is educated and had came from other province to make a living in Shanghai but had fallen to bad times for a while. In reality, packs of these people live together in a rented apartment. Some of my staff are living this way, most of the time with their friends from the same province. Some of them were really disillusioned, trapped between their ideals and reality and they do nothing but to loiter around gaming centres and the streets. Maybe that is one of the solutions to curb the expanding disparity in income in the society, personally it came to me in no surprise as this is consistent to the style of governance in China. Shanghai just can't take the poor as priority (which is why I left!). By the way, there are already existing policies against couple who are living together. It is under the Marriage Act. Couples living together can be considered lawfully wed after a certain period of time, if the man is already married, he can be charged with 'chong hun' (which is literally, getting married more than once). The law is extended foreigners as well. |
| Nov 8, 2007 20:17 | #5 |
| GUEST25162 | China is communist politically only - it is not practised economically anymore. Get this right, buddy. If she is still under communist regime, then everyone will have a place to sleep and food to eat - like more than 15 yrs ago. China is turning to capitalism and it is this capitalism that is causing this situation. This aside, a fact is a fact. China is huge and there is plenty of land. So, why insist on staying in SH or any other places that is overcrowded and too expensive to live ? There is choice, take it. This is the hard fact of life of a capitalist economy. |
| Nov 13, 2007 14:28 | #6 |
| GUEST13139 | shanghai gets too expensive now.. sad to say.. yes if you poor.. shanghai is not for you.. |
| Aug 29, 2010 02:08 | #7 |
| GUEST19848 | shanghai is a wonderful place, but not for the poor! when you walk on the streets, you can see beggars everywhere! In the subway, there are beggars and poor people sleeping there! |
| Nov 23, 2010 23:00 | #8 |
| GUESTBILLY SAN | I´ve been to Shanghai once. I saw cleaned streets. Polite people working hard and smiling. This is what makes me wonder. Is it a true smile or is it the way to camouflage sadness? I also was surprise the most of chinese" wear two hats" The guy at hotel reception was the cook for the breakfast time, then I saw him mowing the lawn and finally He was my taxi driver. Ha,they really work hard for the money, and they aren´t madonna. Billy san ,April 2010 I feel like going back and staying there to help those humble chinese , teaching them for free so they can survive and enjoy life as part of the Universe. |
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