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point no. 7 Ideas above their station: few people disagree that China does have one of the oldest known civilizations far outdating Europe. Few people expect it to be rammed down your throats at every opportunity to the point where 5000 years later it is as if China is on a par with the G8 nations. China is extrememley patriotic to the point where any form of...^New full comment>>

It is common in other countries, besides China, to insult foreigners when it is believed they don't understand what is being said. I've played a bit of a game with my wife, who is Chinese, while visiting France. The waiter there was making very rude comments about my wife, while I translated them to her in Mandarin, acting as though we were engaged in our own conversation....^New full comment>>

I have to say that THIS is the UNDERSTATEMENT of this website let alone the year. "In many ways, China has yet to embrace political correctness." and there is nothing that makes my piss boild quicker than having some chinese person refer to me as a waiguoren or laiwai, even if it is established what country i am from. chinese does have names for nationalities...^New full comment>>

I'm curious... When has getting angry ever improved a situation? Did it improve your blood pressure? When has embarrassing someone in front of others improved your relation with that person? I'm so glad the Army trained you well. I'm thinking they didn't train you for everyday encounters with the civilian populace. I'm retired Navy. I've also been well trained in empty...^New full comment>>

I love it^New full comment>>

Hi, just in case anyone was worried about getting this Jamie Shorter as a teacher, it's true he got deported so you don't have to worry. There's a detailed article on the Global Times website. I'd link it but not ssure if it's allowed. Anyway, he's no longer a threat to our chilldren, at least those of us in China.^New full comment>>

That would be his problem , not mine. You see, The Army trained me well.^New full comment>>

Lack of regulation, and lack of control of local regulators. Backhanders, bungs and graft.^New full comment>>

I ABSOLUTELY agree with this, and have done so myself. Many of the younger women still want to be and act like 'little princesses' with their baby voices. Tao yan.^New full comment>>

Rain....that was stinging and hilarious at the same time. 5 ice cream points for you. V V V V V < Those are waffle cones without the scoop of vanilla(or your choice of flavor)^New full comment>>

We are looking for young, vibrant people to join our team. Our factory requires 2 secretaries and 1 factory manager with some technical experience. Our factory is based in Cixi, Ningbo *Must speak English and Chinese* Please email your CV's to me for consideration. Salary will be based on experience and discussed during your interveiw.^New full comment>>

Let me see if I have understood this article correctly - Losing your temper at someone can cause them to get angry at you or become uncooperative. ... in China Insulting or humiliating a person in public can cause them to feel insulted or humiliated. ... in China Bearing a lot of flesh in public might cause people to think you are immodest. ... in China Letting...^New full comment>>

My girlfriend and I (both Westerners) are constantly being asked when we're going to marry. We've joked about it a few times, but have decided not to do so any time soon. The only thing that halts the Chinese diatribe on marriage (in our experience) is saying how expensive it is, e.g, my gf pulled a figure out of her ass (60,000rmb), saying that's what a wedding costs back...^New full comment>>

Glad you made a friend. Even more glad you didn't get stabbed.^New full comment>>

ok, fair enough. But asking about them being hookers.. I've not been the only or first... sorry in both regards^New full comment>>

Excellent post thanks Jimmy Dee - I have been here 1 year and still struggle to understand the cultural divide - but you have shed some light on the subject for me.^New full comment>>

....and have you noticed that this site has become so lazy that they have moved past recycling the same article onto recycling the same pictures....its either a foreigner in some traditional chinese clothing or a close up of someone with crazy hair screaming in frustration.....NEXT!^New full comment>>

About joining up with a Chinese guided tour (9), it's not just on the Chinese tours that the "stop at 'the jade jewelry factory' or 'the perfume factory' for some sales pushy presentations". Same thing goes for the ones catered to foreign tourists. Except, possibly, as a foreign tourists you're more likely to pay more while getting a lower quality product.^New full comment>>

tish you're an asshAle. women are whores becoz of how they dress?? what planet are you from? just because a woman wears revealing clothing doesnt mean she's your mother.^New full comment>>

Now,China NPC and CPPCC the two sessions meeting is holding in BeiJing now. If these fraud companys could report as a hot economic issue of China exporting,the goverment will make some steps. If you want your money back and punish the cheaters,it is the right time to report this issues.^New full comment>>

this article is truly interesting, at the first glance, I consider the 80s,90s,00s, are the birth decade, but marry time. a popular buzz cross the net remained in my mind, beauty girls attend in dating show, ordinary rise child and ugly, model as feng jie & furong jie, eminent over the net!^New full comment>>

As the Chinese hurtle headlong into rampant capitalism and materialism there is no surprise in this article. Parents have always wanted their children to marry into money, even "western" money. It used to be a "dowry" now a man is expected to buy a house for his brides parents. Witness to the rural male heading for the city to accumulate enough...^New full comment>>

Short shorts are the norm here in DongBei as well. They just wear reinforced stockings, good to our normal daily 20 below temperatures. In summer they just abandon the leggings and wear lacy stockings or nothing at all. As other posters have implied "Britney Spears would be proud", and it doesn't matter the age at least up to 50.^New full comment>>

An interesting article but of course has to be too generalised to avoid being long and boring. Attitudes have, of course, changed in all countries over the past 30 years, and more, but perhaps more significantly so in China than anywhere else. From my experience, one thing that has not changed is the pressure from parents to "marry before it is too late", and I...^New full comment>>

Thank you for pointing this out. This article may reflect numbers of a small sample size of upper-class Beijingenese, but "inconsistent, illogical nonsense" is exactly how I feel about this article. Surely marriage in Beijing cannot traffic that much money, otherwise, there wouldn't be the millions of people who live there. Thanks Aussie!^New full comment>>