Shanghai Bob

I mentioned in a previous post that Shanghai is dangerous, but that you’re not generally in danger from other people unless they are behind the wheel of a vehicle. Given the number of fistfights I’ve seen in the past week, I need to retract that statement.

On the way to the station this morning I saw a parking attendant goad a smaller scooter driver into an all-out fistfight. A middle-aged female bystander jumped in and started slugging the attendant when it looked like it was going in his favor and it ended in a stalemate. A traffic accident led to another fistfight, and an all-out brawl cleared one of the VIP booths at a nearby club called MT. The brawl continued in the street where the two shirtless guys pushed and kicked each other down the sidewalk before finally throwing their arms around each other’s shoulders and stumbling home together.

In every case, police or security just stood around and watched until the pugilists had punched themselves into weariness.

This entry was posted on Monday, October 20th, 2008 at 10:36 am and is filed under shanghai.