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Hi dang. I have nothing against Chinese people. On the other hand what I described is day to day reality doing business in China and is easily backed by facts

Hi dang. I have nothing against Chinese people. On the other hand what I described is day to day reality doing business in China and is easily backed by facts. You may not like, you may not be aware of it, it but it is truth. See accounts of other HN users in this thread. "I lived in China for a year and vouch for this type of behaviour. It’s just considered normal in China. "

dang 5y ago
I don't disbelieve you, but your comment definitely did not make it clear that you have "nothing against Chinese people". On the contrary, it rather it made it sound as if you did. No doubt you didn't consider this possibility because you know your own intent—but intent doesn't communicate itself. It's your responsibility to disambiguate that. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=disambiguate%20burden%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so... HN readers with Chinese backgrounds or Chinese connections have just as much a right to be here as anyone else does. I invite you to consider how someone in their position would feel after reading your comment about how "Chinese culture and upbringing" includes "cheating and stealing". Even minimal empathy would make you recoil from what you posted. HN readers with Chinese backgrounds have already been hounded off this site by prejudicial comments. That's shameful. I don't want it to happen again, and your comment crossed into that territory. Please don't do it again. As I said above, you can make your substantive points—including relating your personal experience—without crossing into prejudicial generalization. It's not that hard - you just need to be mindful of the audience. You're broadcasting to a large, diverse population when you comment here.

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Hi dang. I have nothing against Chinese people. On the other hand what I described is day to day reality doing business in China and is easily backed by facts

by lmilcin 5y ago

dang 5y ago
I don't disbelieve you, but your comment definitely did not make it clear that you have "nothing against Chinese people". On the contrary, it rather it made it sound as if you did. No doubt you didn't consider this possibility because you know your own intent—but intent doesn't communicate itself. It's your responsibility to disambiguate that. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=disambiguate%20burden%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so... HN readers with Chinese backgrounds or Chinese connections have just as much a right to be here as anyone else does. I invite you to consider how someone in their position would feel after reading your comment about how "Chinese culture and upbringing" includes "cheating and stealing". Even minimal empathy would make you recoil from what you posted. HN readers with Chinese backgrounds have already been hounded off this site by prejudicial comments. That's shameful. I don't want it to happen again, and your comment crossed into that territory. Please don't do it again. As I said above, you can make your substantive points—including relating your personal experience—without crossing into prejudicial generalization. It's not that hard - you just need to be mindful of the audience. You're broadcasting to a large, diverse population when you comment here.