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> Even a poor Chinese with no education is likely to have the instincts and bearing of an educated man. He sets great store by such things as personal dignity,
by peteretep 7y ago
> Even a poor Chinese with no education is likely to have the instincts and bearing of an educated man. He sets great store by such things as personal dignity, self-respect, and respect for others.
I get the impression that Taiwanese and Hong Kong people might not agree with this point to describe the mainlanders.
- H_Pylori 7y agoThe article was written before communism. I've heard from different accounts that communism has had a deleterious effect on people's manner. I don't know if this is true or not, but it's a reasonable explanation.
- swebs 7y agoWow, I didn't even realize this article was written in 1944.
- ekianjo 7y ago> communism has had a deleterious effect on people's manner. Thats an understatement. Look at the history with the Great Leap Forward and how it changed chinese culture forever.
- osullivj 7y agoYes - "bourgeois" manners were rejected as affectation.