Posted on 12/10/2013 6:21:15 AM PST by Gamecock
Tao Hsiao, a Chinese man, apparently jumped to his death in a shopping mall in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, located in eastern China.
Tao apparently was angry that he had to continue escorting his girlfriend around in a shopping mall, according to the Daily Mail, citing local Chinese reports.
Tao and his girlfriend, who was not identified, shopped for about five hours before he got sick of it and said they should go home.
He then dropped his bags on the floor and climbed over the balcony and jumped from seven stories up to his death.
“He told her she already had enough shoes, more shoes that she could wear in a lifetime and it was pointless buying any more,” one witness was quoted as saying.
The witness continued: “She started shouting at him accusing him of being a skinflint and of spoiling Christmas, it was a really heated argument.”
After the two stopped yelling at each other, Tao then jumped, the witness said.
Tao reportedly smashed through Christmas decorations in the mall before he hit the ground, causing shoppers to disperse out of fear.
“He actually landed on one of the stalls below and then fell to the floor so although the store was damaged it meant he didn’t hit anybody,” a spokesperson with the shopping mall said.
The spokesperson said his body was removed quickly, adding: ”This is a tragic incident, but this time of year can be very stressful for many people.”
According to CQ News, the man also smashed through a counter.
Local Chinese broadcaster Aboluowang.com reported that the incident took place on Dec. 7 at around 4 p.m. local time.
In China, of all places. Meanwhile, American atheists are trying to destroy Christmas in the USA.
Confucius say man who date shopaholic woman soon fall for her.
That would be one of the side effects.
With 20% fewer women than men, they can be “of their basest nature” and the men just have to put up with it.
Shoecide.
I gotta tell ya. That was so bad, even “I” didn’t think of it. Bad - but very clever... :-D
He got it wrong — he should have thrown her over the balcony.
Booooo! (nicely done...)
I was thinking the same thing, wondering how this gender imbalance places more pressure on Chinese men to find and keep girlfriends than men in other cultures experience.
I can see why he made the choice he did.
Tao reportedly smashed through Christmas decorations in the mall before he hit the ground, causing shoppers to disperse out of fear. . . .
“He actually landed on one of the stalls below and then fell to the floor." . . .
The spokesperson said his body was removed quickly. . . .
[T]he man also smashed through a counter.
It's hard to tell. Is this a suicide report, or a travelogue?
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