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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
Just off the top of my head, what they could find rude et al include - professionalism of students in schools (sleeping in class, slouching, etc)
- attitudes towards authoritative figures (teachers, cops, etc)
- slow drivers in the left lane... heh
- attitudes of "don't care" employees that don't take responsibility for their work
- business attire and attitudes (i.e. different customs)
- treatment of elders (i.e. sending them to old folks home)
- tolerance of children being rude
- table manners (differ from country to country)
- possibly use of inappropriate words in a derogatory manner... gay, lame, ######ed (personally this bothers me the most)
Note that I grew up in Canada myself so they arn't a concern of mine (except the last point - that really bothers me, but I digress), just pointing ones I could see a foreigner seeing. |
You have been to China and you made THIS list????????????????????
Now are you talking really about Chinese in Canada? Because most Chinese in CHINA wouldn't have a clue about 6 bullet points on your list. Please don't confuse Chinese Canadians with Mainland Chinese. Two different animals.
Cudos for table manners and business manners. Yes we have some and they are the ones I picked....Japanese complain about those too.
As for;
slow drivers in the left lane... heh
- Umm....from what I saw in Beijing and elsewhere....left lane??? How about any lane...how about 7 lanes of cars on 3 lanes of road?
attitudes of "don't care" employees that don't take responsibility for their work
- This is communist China where work hard is still a government program.
tolerance of children being rude
- Umm..versus China one child me, me, me , MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE society?
Worst Chinese (mainland) habits.
Spitting: Anywhere, anytime, all the time. Horking up a load on a public bus and trying to pave the floor with it. Not just one old fart at the back either.
Urinating and dumping a mud monkey anywhere anytime; Kids(always)/ adults (sometimes).
Hockers at tourist sites: Takes 1 day before you look start looking up the words for FOff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best mainland habit:
Friendly and helpful people in the most surprising places. Speak a little Chinese to them and they seemed to go out of their way to be friendly.
When buying things from the "best places" them you play it like a game and laugh. Got the best advice for restaurants from a guy I bought DVDs from. DVDs didn't work.
BTW: Loved my trip to China...best vacation I have had....so far. Bangkok was a close second followed by Korea.
Food. 1. Korea 2.Thailand 3. China (only because I was never sure of the quality)