Americans in the comments: I get 2 holidays a year

  • Lauchs@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    The delightful irony is that late last year, Chinese students started doing a big bicycle ride from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng for dumplings. Too many young folks together gets Chinese officials nervous so the authorities shut it down.

    So, master of your own time if the party approves of how you spend said time.

    • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.mlOP
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      Can tell you right now that routinely in my city (in America) car drivers lose their shit at cyclists doing critical mass type things. The motive you suggested may exist and it may all have been a pretext, but it’s not unexpected when it comes to roadways. They don’t allow cyclists on the highways around me at least.