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Originally Posted by normtwofinger
After spending a month touring China and observing their general social behavior and customs, ...
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Just because China has different social norms, does not mean they are any more brutal than other societies.
Yes, they don't line up like north americans
Yes, they have zero embarassment about bodily functions
Yes, business contracts are somewhat thin
Yes, they are ruthless at negotiations
Yes, they can be seen as cold in business
These are just social norms that are different than your own and business norms that are valued in China, and every developing economy. Relationships are most important, before any signature on a piece of paper.
As for their government and Tibet - well, it is an ugly mess. I find more issue with HOW the government handles the problem than the why. It is not my right to say that Tibet deserves to be free, as I am not familiar enough with the history, and we can't just support every group of people who want to seperate from their country. No, I have more problem with the lying liars and the lying that they do ... China's attempts to explain what is going on and shielding the truth from their public is belittling to the international ego - do they really think we are that stupid?
But again, this is coming from a culture that has not questioned their leadership in a LONG time.