The Olympic Four-Step

The early leader for the infographic of the year award:

We'll just go straight to the story itself:

For anyone who is unsure how to applaud at the Beijing Olympics, China's chief of etiquette has the answer: try the Olympic Four Step. A set of hand gestures and slogans designed by the Beijing Etiquette Academy has been approved officially by the ruling Communist Party and the Beijing Games organisers.

This is actually several weeks old, happening in conjunction with the 57-point list of acceptable behaviors for foreigners issued by the Olympics host country.

An excerpt:

No. 50: How are drunk people handled?

When appearing drunk, if a drunk person poses a threat of danger to himself/herself or to other persons, property or the public safety, public security organs should take protective measures toward [the drunk person] until he/she is sober.