Comments on: Anhui Update http://oneeyedpandasjournal.com/2009/03/08/anhui-update/ One Man's Thoughts on Converting to Catholicism Sat, 03 Dec 2011 10:06:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Duncan http://oneeyedpandasjournal.com/2009/03/08/anhui-update/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Duncan Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:17:04 +0000 http://oneeyedpandasjournal.com/?p=270#comment-315 When someone says '??????' it doesn't mean they have no culture or manners, it means they believe they are not cultured, as in their level of education is limited and they have little appreciation for things like literature and art. People in the countryside tend to say this quite often. When someone says ‘??????’ it doesn’t mean they have no culture or manners, it means they believe they are not cultured, as in their level of education is limited and they have little appreciation for things like literature and art.

People in the countryside tend to say this quite often.

]]> By: One-Eyed Panda http://oneeyedpandasjournal.com/2009/03/08/anhui-update/comment-page-1/#comment-302 One-Eyed Panda Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:04:13 +0000 http://oneeyedpandasjournal.com/?p=270#comment-302 Hey Jenn Definitely interesting. Thanks for the comment. J. Hey Jenn

Definitely interesting. Thanks for the comment.

J.

]]> By: jennwong http://oneeyedpandasjournal.com/2009/03/08/anhui-update/comment-page-1/#comment-301 jennwong Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:16:49 +0000 http://oneeyedpandasjournal.com/?p=270#comment-301 it seems to me that it's a common trait in china to push oneself down - saying things like "i am only a simple Chinese" or "i am not a refined person" is something i've heard loads of times. case in point - the responses you see on BBS forums. a thread i read on chinasmack.com a couple days ago was about a woman who was complaining about the quality of bathrooms in china. some of the comments were: "And you talk about toilet paper! On this point alone, we can determine you are through and through a false Chinese person who thinks oneself is some high class person." or: "Even though our China is both dirty and messy, a thoroughly Chinese person would still not be this disgusted with it. " interesting... it seems to me that it’s a common trait in china to push oneself down – saying things like “i am only a simple Chinese” or “i am not a refined person” is something i’ve heard loads of times.

case in point – the responses you see on BBS forums. a thread i read on chinasmack.com a couple days ago was about a woman who was complaining about the quality of bathrooms in china. some of the comments were:

“And you talk about toilet paper! On this point alone, we can determine you are through and through a false Chinese person who thinks oneself is some high class person.”

or:

“Even though our China is both dirty and messy, a thoroughly Chinese person would still not be this disgusted with it. ”

interesting…

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