The Chinese tourist by mistake spent month in the center for refugees

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To Germany the Chinese tourist by mistake appeared in the center for refugees because of administrative confusion and a language barrier. Tall tale.

the Planned fine trip on Germany, France and Italy turned into a living hell for the 31-year-old Chinese tourist who did not know any foreign language.

Statement for theft or shelter?

Everything began strong with theft of its portfolio at the airport Stuttgart. The Chinese decided to go to police (at least, quite so he considered, crossing a threshold of City administration). There to it harbored for the signature the application about which it took for the statement for theft.

Thereby the tourist started the blind administrative car. From it took away the passport, removed its fingerprints, performed medical inspection and gave it a little money …

In a way with migrants

He could not have a talk with anybody sense, and at the beginning of July him put in the bus which carried refugees over all country. It sent in Dulmen (Administrative region of Munster) where it was waited by Spartan conditions: the room in 33 square meters together with five strangers in the city center of placement.

"He behaved not as the others"

"He very quickly let know that has no the slightest desire here to remain — the director of the center Kolakovich Klaudio remembers (Klaudio Kolakovic). — He behaved not as the others. It looked absolutely desperate". Having learned about strange behavior of the ward, the management used the translator from the smartphone. The Chinese told that wanted "to walk on the European cities" and demanded "to return the passport" though the majority of refugees usually sought to get rid of the …

the Chinese cook as the translator

to the aid called the cook from the Chinese restaurant, and lived to two week in Dulmen the tourist, at last, he could tell about the misadventures … "Got stuck in system, and with it treated as the ordinary refugee — the representative of administration confirms. — And it simply did that spoke to it".

two More weeks of tortures

However on search of the confiscated passport left two more weeks. "I rang round all — Kolakovich Klaudio speaks. — Heidelberg where from it took away the passport, administration, police, migratory service … Then too most in Dortmund. Again anything. I called in the Chinese consulates in Cologne, Dortmund, Berlin, Hamburg …"

a Month later the unfortunate tourist nevertheless could begin the travel. "I imagined Europe differently" — he told WDR TV channel before departure from Germany.