Comments on: In Praise of…The Laobaixing http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/in-praise-of-unculturedness-and-the-laobaixing/ News & views about Guangzhou, Shenzhen & Dongguan Wed, 06 Aug 2014 08:08:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Kevin McGeary http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/in-praise-of-unculturedness-and-the-laobaixing/#comment-39015 Kevin McGeary Sat, 10 May 2014 09:32:15 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=22258#comment-39015 Wow, sounds pretty racist. Especially considering it was said in a country where the "N-" word can get you arrested. It's a bit of a nonsense to say that political correctness has gone mad when you have Jeremy Clarkson, one of the BBC's best paid employees, using the word "slope" and getting away with it. Wow, sounds pretty racist. Especially considering it was said in a country where the “N-” word can get you arrested.
It’s a bit of a nonsense to say that political correctness has gone mad when you have Jeremy Clarkson, one of the BBC’s best paid employees, using the word “slope” and getting away with it.

]]> By: Pete http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/in-praise-of-unculturedness-and-the-laobaixing/#comment-39013 Pete Fri, 09 May 2014 05:49:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=22258#comment-39013 As a British person of Chinese descent, I'd rather have "hello!" shouted at me than "Jackie Chan!" which is the norm in the UK. I guess the UK is full of "uncultured" people too or are they just racists? As a British person of Chinese descent, I’d rather have “hello!” shouted at me than “Jackie Chan!” which is the norm in the UK. I guess the UK is full of “uncultured” people too or are they just racists?

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]]> By: Ray H http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/in-praise-of-unculturedness-and-the-laobaixing/#comment-38943 Ray H Wed, 30 Apr 2014 05:17:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=22258#comment-38943 As usual, it all comes down to hoping those Chinese folks evolve in the right direction as this big place keeps developing. Indeed it could be worse. I still prefer first-tier cities where you have a higher chance of meeting the more 'cultured.' It is rather frustrating when people ask you to be friends just so you can teach them English for free. Subtle-sophisticated social skills go a long way in friendship. True, guys like that aren't mean-spirited. But it's simply not cool to ask for my phone number while I'm waiting in line at the supermarket trying to listen to my ipod (unless of course you are an attractive woman, a blog subject for another time perhaps). Sure there's an element of selfishness to all human interactions but let's actually learn how to like each others company a bit... Lu Xun is so eminently quotable. Looking up or down, negative or positive connotations, it's true that doesn't work at all. I think relationships with Chinese go best when it's just not that big a deal that you're a foreigner; hang out with me as a common individual who happens to live in this country. I'm not a token please. And quoting Hitler as well? These blogs are getting more and more ambitious. Like it. As usual, it all comes down to hoping those Chinese folks evolve in the right direction as this big place keeps developing. Indeed it could be worse. I still prefer first-tier cities where you have a higher chance of meeting the more ‘cultured.’

It is rather frustrating when people ask you to be friends just so you can teach them English for free. Subtle-sophisticated social skills go a long way in friendship. True, guys like that aren’t mean-spirited. But it’s simply not cool to ask for my phone number while I’m waiting in line at the supermarket trying to listen to my ipod (unless of course you are an attractive woman, a blog subject for another time perhaps). Sure there’s an element of selfishness to all human interactions but let’s actually learn how to like each others company a bit…

Lu Xun is so eminently quotable. Looking up or down, negative or positive connotations, it’s true that doesn’t work at all. I think relationships with Chinese go best when it’s just not that big a deal that you’re a foreigner; hang out with me as a common individual who happens to live in this country. I’m not a token please.

And quoting Hitler as well? These blogs are getting more and more ambitious. Like it.

]]> By: Zen my Ass http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/in-praise-of-unculturedness-and-the-laobaixing/#comment-38942 Zen my Ass Wed, 30 Apr 2014 04:44:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=22258#comment-38942 Reading your articles, Kevin, is like opening a window in Beijing and being brushed by a fresh spring breeze... good job. Reading your articles, Kevin, is like opening a window in Beijing and being brushed by a fresh spring breeze… good job.

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