Maybe perceptions of Chinese American immigrants taint your attitude towards Chinese people. Most immigrants have to be frugal because they're poor. Most immigr

Maybe perceptions of Chinese American immigrants taint your attitude towards Chinese people. Most immigrants have to be frugal because they're poor. Most immigrants have to be cunning because they're at a severe social disadvantage. It's being an immigrant, not Chinese, that's the difference (interestingly, this is also why a lot of Americans think Chinese people on the whole are really good at math). I find that Chinese people run the gamut on frugality and cunningness. You'll probably find more cunning people in the business world, for sure, but not necessarily more frugal.