Either way it is quite plain for all to see....Guangzhou really does attract a motley crew of
deadlegs and ne'er do wells.

I recall Silverboy saying in an old post that one should be wary of laowai in China. He reckoned that some of them became unhinged and dangerous to fellow laowai, due to being unable to accept the culture of China. He liked to frequent places such as night clubs and bars where many laowai like to hang out. He said he was in more danger from laowai in China than he was from the Chinese.

Having met some Americans in China, I will venture to suggest that they are the ones most likely to become violent, as Americans are raised in a society that pays little attention to what's going on internationally, and so many of them will get a huge negative culture shock when living in China.