Chapter 231: Airport Turmoil
Everyone was waiting in the hall for the checked luggage, and everyone looked around curiously, black and white people had never been seen in the country.
"The United States is developed, you see, even that four-step staircase is an elevator!"
A group of people pointed to the staircase outside the terminal, it was just a small staircase of four steps, and it could be walked down in two steps, but it was too luxurious to install a rolling ladder just like that.
"No wonder they all say that the United States is a superpower, it seems that it is!
In China, only some foreign-related large hotels have elevators, such as the dormitory building of the National Sports Commission, which is eight floors high and does not have an elevator, and athletes have to climb up even if they are tired from training all day.
Everyone was waiting in the hall, and suddenly there was a commotion outside the terminal, and more than a hundred people poured out of nowhere, rushing into the hall one by one with flowers.
"Pull aside, all pull aside!"
Lu Mingzhi and the leaders of the Sports Committee hurriedly beckoned everyone to dodge to the side.
I saw a group of people pouring out from the tarmac, there were more than 200 men, women and women's women, most of them were whites, and a small number of blacks, these people were very tall and very strong, even some women were much stronger than many Chinese male athletes.
"Wow, wow, wow!"
The crowd from outside was clearly welcoming the procession, many holding banners and others yelling at those who came out, all speaking English that most of the Chinese athletes could not understand.
"The Australian delegation!"
Liu Lang watched this group of people from the sidelines, this is the Australian Olympic athletes who have arrived in Los Angeles, and there are really a lot of these people who come to greet them.
Suddenly, more than a dozen sturdy men appeared in the welcoming procession, all shirtless and barefoot, wearing straw skirts, with faces painted on their faces, each holding a spear, shouting and waving at the oncoming athletes, and sticking out their tongues from time to time.
"What's going on?"
The Chinese delegation was startled and thought that the gang was here to make trouble, but the others did not have any nervous expressions, and watched the gang dance there one by one.
"Maori welcome!"
Liu Lang is also the first time to see this kind of dance with national characteristics.
The group jumped for a few minutes, and with a shout, the Australian delegation burst into cheers, and then walked out of the waiting hall surrounded by the welcoming procession, and behind them there were special personnel responsible for managing the salute, and everyone got on the bus waiting at the door and left the airport in a grand manner.
"What's going on?"
Lu Mingzhi found that something was wrong, the Chinese delegation had arrived half an hour ago, and everyone was waiting for the luggage, and the Australian had just gotten off the plane and his luggage was transported out, which ...... This has to come first, come first!
"You all stand still and don't walk around, I'm going to ask what's going on?"
Lu Mingzhi led the people from the sports committee to the information desk not far away.
"We are the Chinese delegation, and we have been here for more than half an hour, why haven't we brought the luggage yet?"
Lu Mingzhi asked in fluent English, but he studied in the United States when he was young, and language was not a problem.
"Chinese delegation? Oh, you guys wait here, it'll be fine soon!"
The other party raised his head and looked at it, then lowered his head again, not taking this matter seriously at all.
"How did those Australians get off the plane just now and finish all the work, and we got off the plane first and have to wait here?"
Lu Mingzhi asked loudly.
"Hehe, they're Australians, and all salutes are exempt!"
The other replied immediately, with a hint of contempt on his face.
"You're .........!"
The other party's answer made Lu Mingzhi completely speechless.
"I am the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles, these are athletes from our country who came to participate in the Games, everyone is tired now, if your airline delays our rest, who will be responsible for the consequences?"
Consul Zhang Xianchu also came over and asked loudly.
"It's not my job, you can ask the manager!"
The other party spread his hands and said.
"Where's your manager? I'll go find him!"
Zhang Xianchu immediately asked.
"I don't know!"
The other party replied.
"What's going on?"
The noise drew a middle-aged man in uniform who walked over and questioned loudly with a tired face.
"Mr. Louis, these are Chinese, and they are very dissatisfied with our service!"
The attendant said.
"What are you going to do Chinese?"
The other party shouted.
"Who are you?"
Consul Zhang asked.
"I'm the assistant manager, you can ask me any questions. ”
"Mr. Louis, we have been off the plane for more than half an hour, and we are waiting for the luggage, but the group of Australians just got off the plane, and all the luggage was brought out at the same time, why are they faster than us? I need an explanation from you!"
Zhang Xianchu asked very seriously.
"What's the need to explain this? Australians' luggage doesn't need to be tested, your bags have to be tested the same, who knows what you'll be carrying, what if there are dangerous goods?"
The other party replied.
"We are athletes participating in the Olympics, what danger will there be?"
Zhang Xianchu asked rhetorically.
"Athletes? Haha, what athletes do you have in China? How can you not even eat to participate in the Olympic Games? Even if you come to participate, that is also the last one!"
The man, Louis, seemed to have heard the funniest joke.
"You're .........!"
Lu Mingzhi and Zhang Xianchu's faces were pale, and they wanted to go up and punch each other, but there was no way! Whoever makes your country poor, you will be bullied if you are poor, and others will look down on you if you are poor.
The intercom in Louis's hand rang suddenly, and he listened to it.
"Okay, okay, the luggage is all checked, you guys go over there and get it!"
The other party waved his hand, and there was a look of contempt in his eyes.
"Hmph!
Lu Mingzhi said fiercely to him in Chinese, and then turned around and left, Zhang Xianchu had no choice, he couldn't get involved in a diplomatic dispute because of this matter, even if it was a diplomatic dispute, no one would stand on their side.
He has been in the United States for two years, and he knows the local culture and customs very well, and in the eyes of Americans, China is an extremely backward and poor country, and many people think that the people there do not even have food to eat, no clothes to wear, and even American beggars are a hundred times better than them.
Lu Mingzhi led people to the place where the luggage was dragged and dropped, and saw that more than half of the luggage on the more than a dozen luggage carts had been opened, and the clothes and other supplies placed inside had been turned out and scattered outside the package.
Lu Mingzhi and several people almost blew up their lungs.
"Everyone come here, check your luggage, if there is no problem, get on the bus and wait, let's set off!"
Lu Mingzhi beckoned everyone to come over, squatting on the ground one by one to pick up their luggage, some people's clothes were thrown into other people's packages, and some people's tea jars were thrown to the ground, but everyone was silent, they also knew that their country was poor, not to mention the United States, even Australia could not compare, and the poor people of the country could not raise their heads, there was no way.
And those airport staff stood in the distance and watched, muttering quietly while watching, although they couldn't hear clearly, but from their expressions, it could be seen that these people were contemptuous and ridiculed of China.
"Liu Lang, do you see? This is the treatment of our Chinese in the United States, even the national team is discriminated against, not to mention us native-born Chinese. ”
Mo Lan said to Liu Lang beside him.
"Hmph, dogs look down on people, the Chinese have a saying, called thirty years of Hedong and thirty years of Hexi, now they look down on China, but in the future, not necessarily who looks down on whom!"
It took more than half an hour for more than 100 people to pack their luggage, quietly walk out of the airport with their belongings, and then board the waiting car, which starts and drives towards the city.