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China Offers Olympics Visitors Tips

Posted Jul 14, 08 7:45 PM CDT in World,  Sports 

(Newser) – Organizers of the Beijing Olympics released their "Spectators' House Rules" today, aiming to keep order during the August Games as well as protect the hosts from embarrassing incidents, the London Times reports. For starters, babies are discouraged but not forbidden. Other dos and don'ts: Permitted:

  • Umbrellas ("In Beijing we prefer to avoid the sunlight," says an organizing committee official)
  • Small quantities of lip gloss, fountain pens, and sunscreen

Not permitted:

  • Banners, especially Tibetan flags
  • The “f-word”
  • Pets (service dogs are OK)
  • Streaking
  • Drunkenness

Source Times (UK)

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