Reply #1 bwilsonbkk's post
To try and help to answer:
- Adding WGs on WeChat: Is this a bad idea?
I do not think this is a bad idea, just use common sense. I have had a few on WeChat and as long as you are not doing anything to raise suspicion as some people have said (government talk) then you should be OK.
- I went to a spa the other day that offers pretty much everything short of FS, and they had me scan a health code and took a photograph of my passport at the reception. I figure that this is just because they're fronting as a legit massage place (and I technically did pay for a massage), but it's kind of nerve-wracking knowing that if they ever get busted, the Gong An will know that I have been there multiple times. This same spa also has a behind-the-counter card they show which clearly states that the massage includes a hand job (which, btw, is reeeeeally underselling what actually goes on, but that's a topic for another post).
I would love to know which SPA lol I have visited a couple, one I had to scan and other I didn't. But I pay cash and if they offer legit massages then it should be OK.
- Security cameras: they're absolutely everywhere. It would be pretty trivial for the cops to just look at the area where they know all the pimps and prostitutes hang out and see who goes to visit them. I know that masks and glasses fool facial recognition pretty well, but they could literally just use the cameras to trace everyone back to their home/hotel and just go round them all up the next day. This worried me more the first time I punted here, as I was almost expecting the police to show up at my place of work the next week. It also worries me in situations where money changes hands on the street. I have no doubt that the police know exactly what I've been up to in Shenzhen, or could find out if they put a little effort into it. The question is, why don't they.
The question is, why would they want to? The local police know what is going on and probably getting kick backs somewhere along the line. I have heard of local bars here in Nanshan being shut down or punished for NOT giving kickbacks. I am sure the Police have more things to worry about than finding punters just for the sake of it.
- Posts on this forum: so far, whenever I post anything, I've attempted to be ambiguous about the dates, and to avoid posting any details that could be used to identify me. The other reason I'm holding off on posting about the spa that I mentioned above is because there are currently relatively few foreigners in China, and I suspect that anyone with access to the list of people who checked into that spa could figure out who I was quite easily. Am I right to be somewhat paranoid in that regard?
overly paranoid IMHO
- Does your legal status in China affect your odds of getting busted? As in, for those of us who are foreigners with a work visa, are we more likely to get in trouble than someone who is here as a tourist? (not that there are any tourists right now) Does the nature of our work affect how likely we are to get in trouble? My second biggest worry after getting arrested is having the police contact my boss and tell him what I've been up to.
No, legal status does not matter. You are better off than most foreigners here who are pretty much working illegally lol if you're paying your taxes and working. You should be fine. | |
