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The post also links to this brilliant analysis by Rowswell himself of his character, how Westerners perceive him, and how he fits into Chinese culture: http://

• agscala 14y ago
  Brilliant is an understatement. I've never seen this level of self-awareness before. Also, I simply can't believe how I've never heard his stage name once, despite how insanely popular he is in China.
  • gruseom 14y ago
    Those were my thoughts exactly. I actually wrote him to say that he should expand that piece into a book. It would be unique.
  • pekk 14y ago
    I'm afraid you may have misread him, and this is partially a cultural issue. When he seems to be saying something very subtle and gentle, it may be intended as a crushing criticism. And you lose face for not perceiving it.
• paulgb 14y ago
  Pastebin mirror for non-Quora users: http://pastebin.com/hxvpjabr http://pastebin.com/hxvpjabr
• marme 14y ago
  Roswell is a very interesting guy. He knows exactly why everyone hates him so much but there is nothing really he can do about it. He enjoys being the "dancing monkey" that all the chinese people knows. He likes what he does and does not care that it bothers others. He does act a bit smug at time and acts like he is gods gift to chinese people which bothers a lot foreigners in china because they all get compared to him. He also loves to chime in when people talk about him on the internet, this quora post is not the first time he has gone on the internet to try to defend himself
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