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I grew up in China. What 'monthly meeting' (where 'you hear a "sermon" and sing some patriotic songs') is your wife talking about? That sounds bizarre
by supertiger 8y ago
I grew up in China. What 'monthly meeting' (where 'you hear a "sermon" and sing some patriotic songs') is your wife talking about? That sounds bizarre
- stcredzero 8y agoShe's from Fujian. It was some kind of communist party community meeting.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoCareful with generalizing. Southerners, and very especially Fujianese, are less patriotic than Chinese in other parts of China, especially the north.
- virtuabhi 8y agoCareful with generalizing. Esp. with southerners in one bin, and northerners in the other bin.
- stcredzero 8y agoYeah. "The south" of China is quite a big and diverse place. My wife's dad is definitely patriotic!
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoSure. However, if South China and North China were actually different countries, you would notice a distinct differences in the trends between both. And if Fujian somehow became a part of Taiwan, you might not notice much difference in CPC support between the province and the island.
- stcredzero 8y agoFujian is quite isolated from the rest of China. Until the modern era, the easiest way to get there was by sea. And if Fujian somehow became a part of Taiwan Parts of Fujian are claimed by Taiwan.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoFujianese are also the most emigrant Chinese, it is rare to find one there who doesn’t have more than a few relatives abroad. A special case to be sure.
- sho 8y ago> Careful with generalizing Well, indeed. In my experience it varies very widely and pretty much follows the pattern you see everywhere else - intelligent, curious people with good job options tend to be less concerned with patriotism; the less fortunate find solace in it. The most loudly and irrationally patriotic chinese person I know is from guangzhou. Still wants to move away though of course, what's a little cognitive dissonance between friends?
- stcredzero 8y agointelligent, curious people with good job options tend to be less concerned with patriotism; the less fortunate find solace in it. Then, there are also people with memories of what happened in the 1st part of the 20th century.