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I think it's a culture thing. In China, it doesn't matter who you are, who you seem to be is everything. I remember someone lying about pretty much everything
by laurent123456 12y ago
I think it's a culture thing. In China, it doesn't matter who you are, who you seem to be is everything.
I remember someone lying about pretty much everything he bought, sometime making it nearly 10 times more expensive than it is (I've checked afterwards), probably to make himself seem wealthy.
Same in the office, it doesn't matter if you sit there all day doing nothing productive. As long as you leave late, it will make people think that you're working hard, and that's all that matters.
- sillysaurus3 12y agoIs this the case for most of China? It's just so hard to believe that most of a society's culture could actually be like that. But maybe that's just inexperience talking.
- cyorir 12y agoNo. Remember that China is a large place. It is not as homogenous as is sometimes portrayed. Cultural differences in China occur by region, by class, by ethnic minority, by age, and by other factors. So blanket statements about China tend to be rough generalization. Bragging about spending 1000 yuan on something that actually costs 100 yuan might work in some parts of China, but spend time with a different type of people in a different part of China and you risk sounding like a pompous jerk. Which is also true of a lot of western societies, come to think of it.
- coldtea 12y agoNo, it's mostly the westerner's who hasn't set foot in China view (or the one who only set foot with the mentality of an a ex-colonialist).
- laurent123456 12y agoNo, it's also the view of many Chinese people, many of them are well aware of the issues of their own country.