The state encourages the elderly, because it would be good for their social life. But the young people who are so driven from their basketball court or local residents who are crazy about the loud music, think differently.
But: addressing the elderly about their behavior often does not work, because then this can just happen:
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On Taobao, the Chinese variant of Amazon, someone now claims to have found the solution: a remote control that disables the speakers. The question is whether the device really works and if so, how.
‘Justice’
The American news site Vice spoke to one of the buyers, who says they have silenced 36 groups of dancing grandmothers one evening with such a remote control. “I took care of justice. Because the police don’t want to intervene.”
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Chinese media have reported for years about the problem, which is growing every year as cities become denser and denser. Years ago it was decided to fine the elderly if the music is too loud, and it is completely banned after 10 p.m. in many cities.
But the British newspaper The Guardian spoke to a resident of Guiyang, who was even stopped by police when he tried to speak to a group about the noise. “It’s the golden rule in China: the largest group is right.”
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