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My favourite example of the self-perpetuating nature of German bureaucracy is the story of the chinese tourist who, asking for directions in some administrative
by fransje26 3y ago
My favourite example of the self-perpetuating nature of German bureaucracy is the story of the chinese tourist who, asking for directions in some administrative building, got mistaken for a refugee.
It took more than a month, including placement in a refugee centre, before the administrative wheel stopped turning and it was realised that he was, in fact, only a tourist visiting Germany.
- OKRainbowKid 3y agoDo you have a source for that story? Asian refugees are pretty rare here, so it's interesting how they would confuse them for one.
- fransje26 3y agoHere you go: (I miss-remembered the duration. He was in the treadmill for two weeks.) https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/chinese-tourist-mistaken-refugee/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/chinese-tourist-mista... https://www.dw.com/en/chinese-tourist-mistaken-for-a-refugee-after-filing-wrong-german-paperwork/a-19459411 https://www.dw.com/en/chinese-tourist-mistaken-for-a-refugee...