{"id":643,"date":"2007-04-30T01:41:49","date_gmt":"2007-04-30T05:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/04\/30\/cabbies-shape-up-in-beiging-or-get-banned\/"},"modified":"2011-10-01T17:40:37","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T21:40:37","slug":"cabbies-shape-up-in-beiging-or-get-banned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/04\/30\/cabbies-shape-up-in-beiging-or-get-banned\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabbies shape up in Beijing or get banned"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Did you know that new regulations came into effect in Beijing China that will affect cab drivers? Apparently drivers whose cabs are smelly will be suspended for two days while they undergo &#8220;rectification and reform&#8221; guidance. <\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3290981241\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The city is trying to improve it&#8217;s image before next years Olympics.  Cabbies can be banned for such things as spitting or smoking, wearing big earrings, outrageous dress styles or radical hairstyles.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Many drivers pay no attention to appearances. Their mouths stink of garlic and their bodies smell, making the whole cab foul. It creates a bad impression for the taxi industry,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Yao Kuo, head of the transportation management office, was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153As a service industry, taxis have to think about appearances. So from now on, dying hair a bright red or yellow and making weird hairdos is banned,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Yao said. 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