Shanghai Government requests Residents not wearing Pajamas in public – China News

www.chinahush.com — Not going outside wearing pajamas”. This is Shanghai city government’s request for the residents of the city prior to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. However this provoked widespread controversy. On one hand, wearing pajamas does not conform to international etiquette, but there are voices also believe that if the government is going to make a rule about wearing pajamas, the society loses its freedom.

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