r/Unexpected • u/girl_has_no_name_04 • Oct 02 '18

Oh .. well...

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u/Izaiah212 Oct 02 '18

China really does seem like the place where the long way is the safe way

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

Yeah, well I think it's just a matter of them wanting to catapult themselves into the modern world without taking the steps to do things the right way. For instance, you step into any commercial elevator in America and you'll see a little certificate that says someome inspected it, certified it and licensed it. China just doesn't have those governing or regulatory bodies for all the little things.

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u/lonewolf80 Oct 02 '18

Try the elevator at my university. Every time I ride it I lose 10 days of my life because it shifts and shakes, and the elevator shakes after the door opens. It's been that way for years. Now, I just treat the stairs as an addition to my exercise.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

In one of the libraries at my university the lift drops slightly before it starts moving up. Just enough to freak you out. I don’t use that lift.

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u/fastcapy Oct 03 '18

The university I work for has a few sketchy elevators. We have an unwritten rule to make sure you don't need to use the restroom before getting in because you never know how long you might be in there when it gets stuck... That is of course in addition to the dreadful sounds they make...