老外有感：外国人在中国应该向谁求助

老外有感：外国人在中国应该向谁求助

I have no way of knowing. Now, I am not suggesting a free service for foreigners only. I am suggesting a user pay system that would alleviate foreigners concerns over government corruption and provide helpful advice in pressing legal matters. Let me give you an example of what I mean. I am having a dispute with my neighbors over an illegal suit they have built without permission from the proper authorities. I asked my landlord to correct the problem and he says his hands are tied and he will try to stop them in court. That has yet to happen and I wonder if he is ever really trying. I don’t know for sure but I suspect some money changed hands and he is happy enough to keep his mouth shut. I complained to the building management but they don’t seem to give a rat’s ass either so I suspect they are also on the take from my neighbors as well. I have no idea who to turn to for help. My Chinese girlfriend says I have every right to be upset but doesn’t know what course of action to take either. A group of angry foreign experts living in my building brought our collective problem to the police and they just shrugged their shoulders and told us it was not their problem, and there was nothing they could do about it. If the police can’t help with noise, zoning, and fire regulation violations then who can? Who is responsible? It’s inconceivable to me that the situation got this far. If there was a number we could call or an office we could visit that provided legal advice in English would be wonderful. Not only would it help us but it would also bring much face and prestige to the Chinese and municipal governments. I would be willing to pay 100 Yuan per consultation for some sound legal advice. In fact I would be will to pay twice as much as that. Instead of being a drain on public funds to help foreigners the city of Beijing could make money on us while keeping us happy and improving the state of the city. It would be like getting paid to uphold the law. I am tired of complaining all the time and I am vowing to be more constructive in the future. I think if Beijing and China want to be seen as a modern developed country in the eyes of the already developed world, then it has to act like one. Our western value systems dictate that we need dependable and responsible government. We have to have recourse if we are wronged. We have to believe that the legal system is blind and fair without prejudice towards us. I think I can speak for the foreign community when I say we don’t want a free ride, we just want justice and we are willing to pay for it. The Olympics are coming and so are foreigners. It’s a fact of life. The only question is; Do you want to make money off us and build a homogeneous society? Or do we continue to but heads and take each others systems in contempt? 老外有感：外国人在中国遇问题该向谁求助 往常我的文章中都是大段的激昂演讲,今天我想来点有建设性的意见.就像罗斯福夫人曾经说过：“稍微有点才智的人总是谈论人民,中等才智的人喜欢谈论事件,而伟人则谈论想法.”尽管我不是伟人,不过有时候还是有自己的想法,今天我想谈论的就是一个想法. 中国人要想解决一个法律纠纷可不容易,不过如果你是一个外国人还是应该尝试一下.如果在加拿大,拿起电话黄页,翻到“律师”那一页,就可以找到你需要的电话号码.我们有个组织被称为律师推荐协会,能够帮助潜在的客户以合适的价格找到合适的律师. 这是一项非常好的服务,在为客户提供低价位法律意见的同时,也为律师们提供了生意.今天我想说的就是类似这样一个概念. 我建议中央政府或者地方政府能够建立一个专门机构,来帮助外国人解决法律问题.随着经济的发展,中国出现了越来越多的外国人,商业发展的同时也带来了文化的多元化,可是这里没有一个机构能够帮助不懂中文的外国人解决法律纠纷. 我不是说要为外国人专门建立一个免费的服务机构,我所建议的是一种提供法律咨询的有偿服务体系.让我来举例说明吧：我同邻居有些纠纷,因为他们修建了一个违章建筑.我要求房东解决这一问题时,他说会上法庭起诉.然而问题至今没有得到解决,我很怀疑房东是不是在敷衍我们,接受了邻居的钱而默不作声了.我也曾向物业反映,他们也不管.我真不知道该向谁求助. 于是,我们一帮愤怒的外国专家向警方提出了这一问题,而警方也只是耸耸肩,说这不关他们的事.如果警察都不管,谁能来管呢?我真不相信会出现这样的局面.如果能有一个电话号码,或者一个部门能够为我们提供英文的法律咨询就好了.这不光是帮助了我们,也有助于提高中国政府的威望.我很希望能够以一百元的价格来得到一些妥当的法律意见,或者两百元我也可以接受. 我厌倦了无休止的抱怨,我发誓将来要多提些建设性的意见.如果中国想让西方世界承认自己是一个现代发达国家,就必须像一个发达国家的样子.西方的价值观念认为政府可以依靠并且负责任,当公众受到不公正待遇时有地方求援,司法系统应该是公正无私的. 我想代表居住在中国的所有外国人表达我们的愿望：我们需要公正,为此我们愿意付出一定金钱.奥林匹克马上就要来了,很多外国人也会来.