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To me this strikes me as "chabuduo" culture and not understanding how seriously first world countries take these things. "move fast and break things" and fintec

To me this strikes me as "chabuduo" culture and not understanding how seriously first world countries take these things. "move fast and break things" and fintech don't go well together, at all. https://www.chinaexpatsociety.com/culture/the-chabuduo-mindset https://www.chinaexpatsociety.com/culture/the-chabuduo-minds...

JohnFen 4y ago
I didn't realize that chabuduo culture included overtly and knowingly supporting criminal activity.
potatolicious 4y ago
Ah, gotta love it when western expats exoticize basic things about my culture, along with exotic-sounding jargon that purports to represent something difficult to translate. I'd like to gently, very gently float to you the idea that these people did not aid and abet criminal enterprises "because they're Chinese" or "because of Chinese culture", nor would such activities be generally permitted in Chinese culture. Side note: the waft of casual racism from expat sites is honestly kind of hilarious. "I found myself enmeshed in a foreign culture where - gasp - guess what, some people cut corners on their work. Holy fuck!"
- xbar 4y ago
  Casual racism is disgusting, and I smell it in that blog, too. Those people aided and abetted criminal enterprises out of greed and ego, which delightfully transcend all race and culture, as far as I can tell. I do hope they get severely punished.
- acdha 4y ago
  I couldn’t make it past the opening without laughing out loud: “If you come from the West, you are likely used to things being done according to specifications and high standards”. This would come as news to anyone who bought an American or British car prior to the late 2000s, most American houses now, has contracted with large American consulting companies, etc. Entire western countries have stereotypes which flagrantly contradict that, like this old joke: > In Hell: the cooks are English, the policemen are German, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss and the bankers are Italian. > In Heaven: the cooks are French, the policemen are English, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian and the bankers are Swiss.

JohnFen 4y ago

I didn't realize that chabuduo culture included overtly and knowingly supporting criminal activity.

potatolicious 4y ago

Ah, gotta love it when western expats exoticize basic things about my culture, along with exotic-sounding jargon that purports to represent something difficult to translate. I'd like to gently, very gently float to you the idea that these people did not aid and abet criminal enterprises "because they're Chinese" or "because of Chinese culture", nor would such activities be generally permitted in Chinese culture. Side note: the waft of casual racism from expat sites is honestly kind of hilarious. "I found myself enmeshed in a foreign culture where - gasp - guess what, some people cut corners on their work. Holy fuck!"

xbar 4y ago
Casual racism is disgusting, and I smell it in that blog, too. Those people aided and abetted criminal enterprises out of greed and ego, which delightfully transcend all race and culture, as far as I can tell. I do hope they get severely punished.
acdha 4y ago
I couldn’t make it past the opening without laughing out loud: “If you come from the West, you are likely used to things being done according to specifications and high standards”. This would come as news to anyone who bought an American or British car prior to the late 2000s, most American houses now, has contracted with large American consulting companies, etc. Entire western countries have stereotypes which flagrantly contradict that, like this old joke: > In Hell: the cooks are English, the policemen are German, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss and the bankers are Italian. > In Heaven: the cooks are French, the policemen are English, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian and the bankers are Swiss.