Mateusz

Dec 05, 2014 08:24

Blogs : Mateusz commented on adb2014 's blog Queuing in China - a True Cultural Experience

Exactly! When Chinese smoke indoors, and Westerners complain, it's "This is China. Everybody does it." When Chinese litter, same thing. "This is China. Everybody does it." When Chinese treat the sidewalks like public toilets, and when they push and shove, it's the same response. When a Westerner does it... then it's ... Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Dec 04, 2014 20:36

Articles : Mateusz commented on news An Anxious Beijing to Departing Expats: “Please Stay, Guests from Far Away.”

No, you weren't. You were making an attempt, but failed. You think you know so much about what I love, and my preferences, yet, fail to grasp the basics of words. I'll try to simplify it again for you. "Laowai" is a racial slur, as it is not in relation to countries. If it was, then Chinese people would not use it ... Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Dec 04, 2014 10:48

Articles : Mateusz commented on news An Anxious Beijing to Departing Expats: “Please Stay, Guests from Far Away.”

Theoretically it could, but it's not. It's used regardless of "foreigner" (in the sense of nationality), and instead, based on looks. Whenever I've seen Chinese people use the word, they always have used it when seeing a person's physical appearance, never asking to see their passport first. Also, when children ... Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Dec 02, 2014 09:59

Around China : Mateusz commented on news Burning Many Bridges: Beijing Shop Bans Chinese Customers

Nope, don't need a dictionary (I already have several). In this case, if the one who made the policy was Chinese, then it would be having strong national feelings for another country. An American can have negative views about other Americans, and very positive views about Germans, for example. Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Dec 02, 2014 08:20

Articles : Mateusz commented on news An Anxious Beijing to Departing Expats: “Please Stay, Guests from Far Away.”

Facepalmingly ignorant. If you want people to stay, you might want to actually understand them. Non-Chinese are not all members of an amorphous, homogenous group, all from the same country (waiguo), with the same interests, cultural background, and views. Refusal to allow integration into society, due to entrenched ... Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Dec 02, 2014 05:32

Around China : Mateusz commented on news Burning Many Bridges: Beijing Shop Bans Chinese Customers

In the strictest sense, it is very nationalistic, as it's based on nationality. It's possible to discriminate against your own nationality much like you can discriminate against your own race. It's not common, but possible. Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Nov 29, 2014 11:53

Around China : Mateusz commented on news Man Robs Bank With Knife, Teller Asks Him to Wait and Queue

Could be bad translation, or could be that the person in that photo wasn't the bank teller who was interacting with the robber... hard to tell. Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Nov 29, 2014 11:48

Around China : Mateusz commented on news Burning Many Bridges: Beijing Shop Bans Chinese Customers

Blatent racism? Against which race (there are 56 ethnic groups officially recognized as "Chinese")? It's a ban on Chinese customers, regardless of race. If they said "No Han allowed" or "Yellow people not allowed", then yes, that would be racist, but "No Chinese" is not racist. It's nationalistic, which is not ... Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Nov 27, 2014 16:48

Articles : Mateusz commented on news Rejected in Japan, Accepted in Germany: How Useful Are Chinese Driver’s Licenses Abroad?

China has driving standards? Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Nov 19, 2014 10:06

Around China : Mateusz commented on news Dingy Love Hotels near Wuhan Universities

What's shady is the sanitation level. Consider the amount of people using the rooms over a given time, and then the low prices (meaning less money to pay the cleaning staff). What's the chance that the rooms, and beds, are given a thorough cleaning after each use? I sympathize with young couples (or just couples who ... Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Nov 17, 2014 07:51

Articles : Mateusz commented on news 5 Health Idea Differences Between China and the West

No one needs confinement, Chinese or Western. Chinese just think they need it. Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Oct 31, 2014 05:29

Around China : Mateusz commented on news UPDATE: Girl Traveling on Multiple Boyfriends’ Funding Actually a Fake

"fuelling the ‘China is Weird’ epidemic that has taken a hold over the internet." Well, now the story is that an app company made up a story about a young woman using men to fund her travels in order to promote their product... which doesn't really refute the "China is weird" argument. Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Oct 26, 2014 08:19

Around China : Mateusz commented on news Wuhan Buffet Restaurants Requires Men Pay More Than Women

If my girlfriend expected me to just accept sexist discrimination, then she's not someone I'd want as a girlfriend. Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Oct 24, 2014 05:32

Around China : Mateusz commented on news Woman Slaps Doctor, Force Perforates His Ear Drum

10 days in prison and 200 RMB for assault and battery that leads to a perforated ear drum? Sounds like a fair sentence. And I'm sure there would be the same joking about the story if it were a man who hit a woman hard enough to cause severe injury. Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Oct 19, 2014 08:41

Around China : Mateusz commented on news Retired Professor Kisses Students and Gets Caught

Exactly... we don't know. We don't know what happened prior, and even what was going on at the time. We just have a photo, and commentary. It could be just a little "inappropriate", and they were having fun. It could be that he was forcing kisses on an unwilling recipient, while her friend was too freaked out to ... Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Oct 13, 2014 15:34

Articles : Mateusz commented on news What’s in a Name? Foreigners in China with a Chinese Name

My comment was not a personal attack on the writer, nor the writer's identity. My comment was addressing the racism in the article (which still exists). My comment was neither unfriendly, nor was it unconstructive (which is why it had to be censored, as what I said was quite obviously not what you claimed it was). ... Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Oct 13, 2014 13:38

Articles : Mateusz commented on news What’s in a Name? Foreigners in China with a Chinese Name

Interesting... I had a comment up before where I gave criticism to the author's entitlement, her casual use of racial slurs (yellow people never will be "laowai", and while for her it might sound cute and amusing, to those whose "foreign faces" immediately make them obviously one of "Them", outsiders, it's not so ... Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Oct 13, 2014 07:52

Articles : Mateusz commented on news What’s in a Name? Foreigners in China with a Chinese Name

"'White' laowais are given preferential treatment often by virtue of their looks. " The thing is, there are no "Yellow" laowai. You will never be really "laowai", since the term is a racist one, not a nationalist one. Still, if you really, really want in on this preferential treatment, you can ask people to shout ... Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Oct 09, 2014 21:43

Articles : Mateusz commented on news Culture Shock Reversed: 5 Things That Will Shock You When You Return Home

Goodbye, city life! Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Oct 09, 2014 21:42

Articles : Mateusz commented on news Culture Shock Reversed: 5 Things That Will Shock You When You Return Home

You are my wife! Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Oct 09, 2014 05:58

Articles : Mateusz commented on news What do Foreigners See When They Watch Chinese Movies?

Yeah... movies are to blame for "foreigners" seeing Chinese behavior as uncivilized. It has absolutely nothing to do with tourists and athletes coming for the 2014 Youth Olympics, and observing people spitting on the streets, smoking wherever they want, letting kids use the country as a toilet, and dumping trash ... Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Oct 08, 2014 09:51

Articles : Mateusz commented on news Bad Luck in China: Avoid These Superstitions if You Can

And yet, so few people wear seat belts, or see the link between smoking and cancer (I guess because that's all based on Western science, and Chinese bodies are different). Maybe if you start saying that "It's good luck to wear a helmet while on an ebike" or "It's bad luck to let your kid use the streets and floors as... Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Sep 29, 2014 09:51

Articles : Mateusz commented on news 5 Beautiful Places in China Not to Go For National Week

I only set foot in McDonald's, KFC, or Pizzahut when a Chinese drags me in there, and even then, I can't stand to eat the food. Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Sep 26, 2014 07:42

Around China : Mateusz commented on news Three Gorges Dam Tickets: Only Foreigners Pay

In the minds of racist, nationalistic Han, it's the same thing. Ask if Tibetans, or Russians (the minority group) are Chinese, and you'll get an answer along the lines of "Yes... but." or "Technically..." Full Comment>>

Mateusz

Sep 26, 2014 07:40

Around China : Mateusz commented on news Three Gorges Dam Tickets: Only Foreigners Pay

"There was no explanation to how ticket offices would check whether or not you were overseas Chinese." There is no need for an explanation. It's pretty much obvious. It's not about citizenship... it's about race. The fact that non-Chinese citizens get in for free makes it pretty clear. Full Comment>>