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Chinese people: foreigners to blame for all our problems
● Pollution in China is the fault of foreigners. We foreigners have come here to manufacture our cheap garbage at the lowest price possible and consequently, the environment is polluted as a result. If we foreigners didnt come here to make so much money, there would be no environmental problems in China. ● If there are quality problems with Chinese made products, it's our fault. If we didnt come here to buy low-prices trash they not have made it, so stop complaining. ● Foreigners are only here in China for the fantastic money making opportunities that are everywhere here. Money is the driving force here, not the culture, the adventure or anything else. (This one seems to hurt the most since I have spent the last few years in a culturally rewarding but fiscally less rewarding industry specifically because I like Chinese culture. Actually most of the foreigners I know here have made very little money in China and the few that have paid dearly for it). ● Yes, Chinas new labor law is a pain but a good thing since as it will help to prevent the foreign business here from continuing to exploit Chinese workers (still not sure how this will prevent this sort of thing from happening: slave labor in the Shanxi brick kilns) ● If you have a complaint or problem with something, it's probably because you just dont like the way we do things here (and are just looking to exploit us anyways). Now there is some merit to this, but this one has shown up in some surprising situations like during quality control inspections on furniture. If it's the wrong size, it's the wrong size. What does that have to do with being a foreigner? ● China is rising. If you have an issue with this, live with it or get out. It's probably because you are unhappy with the fact that even though the West is working furiously to contain China, it's just not working. We like our government as they have made us more prosperous. Did we just revert back to the 1960ies? Have we returned to days when Americans were branded capitalist running dogs? Whats scary about all this is the all encompassing depth and coverage of these viewpoints amongst different age generations, cultural and social backgrounds, education levels and professions. People I have known for years who are normally very non-confrontational now pepper their conversations with these viewpoints when discussing seemingly unrelated and benign topics. I have also noticed that the younger the person, the stronger the anti-western sentiment. And the wording is almost identical in some cases. After eleven years here and running, it makes you realize that though much has changed on the surface, not much has changed underneath. In fact, in this regard it seems like we moved backwards. And one thing is for certain: Whether you agree or disagree with the Chinese viewpoint is irrelevant because its their viewpoint. This is clear from the articles linked below - particularly the ones where comments have been enabled. They dont really care of you agree with them. They believe this viewpoint and will defend it passionately. Emphasized this last point because you're all going to see this again and again when dealing with China. Your opinion is simply irrelevant and you should shut up. Posted by: gromky 2008-05-19 |
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