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Sign up with Google Sign up with FacebookQ: Where and how has the "west" influenced China?
Besides,
architecture: in Shanghai for example the bound, xintiandi shikumen
music: no Chinese Rock or pop ( see Japan and Korea) just a copy of American-European music. Tang dinasty is far away already...
what else?
Japan in 70's made cheap copies and then starting making better quality than the west, cars, electronics, etc.
China did not make better quality yet, BUT, BIG Butt here, they took materialism and materialistic behavior to a level I have never seen in the west. I have always wondered if this was because of lack of religious values, culture, no rule of law, no empathy for others, what made materialism here go through the stratosphere here. Is it the fault of the west, we made this country the factory of the world, poured in the capital investment, both countries did the dance and made money, sacrificed the American middle class to put a middle class here. what triggered this selfish behavior, the one child policy, maybe, a little bit of all of it. I just find materialism here that is way out of proportion, lack of charitable work and concern maybe, I don't know, It's been one of the few things I have not found an answer for here.
Japan in 70's made cheap copies and then starting making better quality than the west, cars, electronics, etc.
China did not make better quality yet, BUT, BIG Butt here, they took materialism and materialistic behavior to a level I have never seen in the west. I have always wondered if this was because of lack of religious values, culture, no rule of law, no empathy for others, what made materialism here go through the stratosphere here. Is it the fault of the west, we made this country the factory of the world, poured in the capital investment, both countries did the dance and made money, sacrificed the American middle class to put a middle class here. what triggered this selfish behavior, the one child policy, maybe, a little bit of all of it. I just find materialism here that is way out of proportion, lack of charitable work and concern maybe, I don't know, It's been one of the few things I have not found an answer for here.
haha, might be easier to ask 'how hasn't it'. The young generation here seems to think they are from Cali ,,, haha ,,,, things keep going this way in a few more generations it'll be like AmericaClone - ChinaStyle. *just without the 'cultural diversity' of the States.
look how youth dress,,, US style, every kids t-shirt is in English,,, not Hanzi,, most every sneaker is Nike, Adidas, or that one from the 1950's,,, can't recall the name,,, oh yeah, Converse. Food,, US stuff,,, hell, they're probably using a knife and fork too,,, they prolly think Kuai zi just for the old fks. they do seem to favor Asian pop music though,, but they definitely listen Western too.
*but we didn't influence them to put corn on a pizza!! haha
I was walking around megamall in GZ the other day and had Corn Dogs in the food court! awesome
Spiderboenz:
Corn dog, as in a battered hotdog on a stick?
Or a battered ear of corn on a stick?
...because that actually is a thing, at least in Nanjing.
diverdude1:
ya, American style corndog,, I didn't munch one because I was saving appetite for Pizza... I will next time and report back,, maybe not too off the mark, but do they have a decent mustard? when I eat a corndog, I really slather on the mustard!
I don't think anyone from the west teaches them these. Low lives are simply low lives.
ambivalentmace:
yes, I can't think of any western cultural influence that says defecating on an airline seat or the aisle is ok. I actually have not even heard of an African tribe civilized that has ever done this in history, and I have made many flights on KLM out of Africa to Europe over the years. Amsterdam is probably the melting pot of the world for air travel passengers and they behave better.
earthizen:
Bet you haven't seen any other human being other than the low lives of mainland china doing this either.
diverdude1:
wtf? I can't make it out. Airliner? Commercial bus? Train? Still, I can't make it out.
ambivalentmace:
i think its a slow train where they turned the seats to face each other for cards.
notice the guy on the left facing the wrong way with his feet propped up on what used to be a reasonably clean seat, but that could be a fast train,except the fix table at the window for everybody to share and not in the seats, its a slow train.
ambivalentmace:
what is the hanging orange object above that lady in back, in the top left of the photo
the above photo is a high speed train. I have seen this a few times
ambivalentmace:
Did the older fast trains have a shared table by the window, have not seen that in shandong maybe other areas of china.
earthizen:
Yup, most old trains have those so-called tables where you can put at most four cups on.
Shining_brow:
The longer distance D's have them. I havne't seen them on the G's around here.
IIRC - maybe on the Shenzhen-Guangzhou G...
Eating junk food and processed food instead of real food, and the obesity and diabetes epidemic that is coming to a village near you soon.
ambivalentmace:
It's really a shame we can't export progressive liberalism to China and make it a great Utopia like Europe and America, maybe the next generation can finish the job