Do foreigners get special treatment in China? This simple EXPERIMENT tells it all.

If you want to get your deposit back from the bike-sharing company Ofo right now, you should be very patient.

As reports about Ofo's bankruptcy have intensified, people are rushing to get their deposits of 199 yuan ($29) back. Chances are that you would be number 13 million or above in the waiting line.

But one client decided to take the fast track. After waiting for over a month after he applied for a refund without success and numerous unanswered calls to Ofo's customer service, he sent an email in English, pretending to be a US citizen living in China, Tencent news reported. The bike-sharing company not only immediately refunded him, but also sent him a letter of apology.

The customer published the email conversation on China's microblog Sina Weibo, which raised one question among the 280,000 netizens who followed the hashtag #PretendToBeAForeignerToGetRefundByOfoInSeconds: Are foreigners receiving special treatment in China?

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