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I suddenly realized by accident that Chinese children do not have brothers and sisters. I mean just imagine a whole country... hundreds of millions of children.

I suddenly realized by accident that Chinese children do not have brothers and sisters. I mean just imagine a whole country... hundreds of millions of children... not one has a brother or a sister. Imagine a sixth of a population of the planet shudder when it hears words like "brotherly affection". Life must be so different there.

w1ntermute 15y ago
It's called Little Emperor Syndrome[0]. The kids are spoiled rotten, but they also have immense pressure to succeed academically. 0: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Little_Emperor_Syndrome https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Little_Empero...
cpeterso 15y ago
And without brothers or sisters, children won't have uncles or aunts. Family trees will be tall and narrow, not bushy. Most developed countries are already producing children at less than replacement population rate. They will face the same situation in a couple generations.
Someone 15y ago
That 'not one has a brother or sister' isn't completely true. In many cases, especially in rural areas, there are families with two children, the older of which is a girl.