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That attitude is definitely not a Chinese thing though. In China, it’s the reverse. They think foreigners aren’t smart enough to learn Chinese. That’s why they
by wawaygfuyre 7y ago
That attitude is definitely not a Chinese thing though.
In China, it’s the reverse. They think foreigners aren’t smart enough to learn Chinese. That’s why they are always amazed when some expat can speak even the most basic phrases.
The scary thing is that’s it’s often these “expat bubble” executives that are making decisions. No wonder foreign companies in China get taken to the cleaners.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoThat really isn’t always true though. There was a solid glass ceiling for non Chinese speaking managers at the senior level, and well, it was really just Chinese (even 大山 wouldn’t be Chinese enough for promo). A senior Chinese manager in America is much more normalized than a senior western manager in China, (the former is an immigrant and has a green card, the latter is an expat and will go back next year after their assignment is done).