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Sign up with Google Sign up with FacebookQ: Can any member here eat bitterness?
I am just curious about members in echinacities?
11 years 49 weeks ago in General - Other cities
what? i dont understand the question
MissA:
As I understand it, the phrase 'eat bitterness' is used in much the same way as we (in Australia at least) would use the colloquialism 'suck it up', i.e. just get on with things, even when you don't want to.
Working under Chinese management practices is very much definitely a case of eating bitterness.
sorry I don't understand either
can you re word it and try again please
i thought you might be chinese. 吃苦 means to endure hardship for those who don't know. its usually used to describe a work situation, for instance if have a hard job and often work late but manage to do it all, then the Chinese say you can eat bitterness.
It depends on the situation. If I am dealing with personal problems here in China, I don't always share them with my friends here because I don't think they will understand, and I know it won't change my situation. When I am homesick, I don't talk about it because that won't help, I'd rather just spend time alone. However, there are certain situations where "eating bitterness" is not the best option, especially if things can be changed.
so many ways to interpret the question
- can I work late, yes I think we work longer,faster and harder than Chinese do. I often will stay up all night to finish something.
-can I eat emotional bitterness, yes and the quicker the better, may need a good bit of drinking to help.
-can I eat bitter food, prefer not to. Chinese seem to like spicey or salty which is fine, I like sweet or buttery.
Well, there's a difference between what I 'can' do, and what I'm prepared to pointlessly do. Quite often, when the people I know here are faced with something they dislike, they'll just sigh to themselves and accept it.
I'm generalising, but I'd guess most foreigners are much more likely to try and change a situation they don't like. More than once I have been told with a resigned sign, "I don't like this, but there's nothing we can do...." and discovered that there is, in fact, a LOT that we can do.
derek:
I agree. I won't do pointless crap either. Working overtime has a price. I get arrogant and won't budge....however....they haven't asked me to work for the sake of it here at this job. I appreciate that immensely.
i eat bitterness all the time but she ia actually a very sweet girl
The fact that it's acceptable behaviour is sad. I mean, knowingly overworking someone is simply not right.
We don't have that saying on eChinacities. We say 吃马 太亚
I don't eat bitterness. When its quittin' time, I go home. Share the load.