Guangzhou Safety

Subway safety is an important matter to think about and the subway system in Guangzhou, China is no different.  It’s pretty common to find the subway systems of the world plastering warning and rules signs all over the place telling you what is and what is not allowed.  The sign below from Guangzhou is pretty firm with its rules:

 

NO SMOKING

NO POISONOUS OR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS.

NO PETS…

NO BALLOON…

…

???

Huh?  And it’s not just any balloons, it’s apparently Mickey Mouse balloons that are the real dangerous threat!  How is it possible that something as pure, happy, and exciting as a balloon can get such a bad reputation?   How did this happen?  I know from my own experience I’ve always had an issue with balloon animals but it’s not the balloons that were the issue but the clown mutating those poor balloons that frightened me.  Maybe this is Guangzhou’s reasoning: if you keep the balloons away then you keep the creepy clowns away.  Clowns are frightening; there is something unnatural about anyone forcing you to be happy.  Keep those freaky clowns off the subway, that’s what I say!  Well done Guangzhou!