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Q: Do some people lie about being of 'Han' origin?
Of course. A majority of people will say they are Han, because if you're not, then you're a minority and treated like an inferior barbarian.
Localla:
are you kidding me? they will be treat "bad" or "good"....tell me honestly!...dont let your lips bite yourself....
icerock:
that a real joke! did you konw as a minority how many profits they could get more than Han race ? the more childs you could have, the extra score when you test for college. the more subsidy when you live in the university etc`` if you are a Han , tnat mean you are normal. there are 98% chinese people are Han race, if you minority that mean you are special, you should be more proud yourself.
MrTibbles:
People will claim minority status to gain the benefits, but if you ask them, they will say they are Han Chinese unless they are from a specific region where the minority is the cultural majority in that specific town.
In Guangxi, it was the opposite. Everyone with a Zhuangzu great-great-great-grandparent would claim minority status so they could have multiple children. Full-blooded Zhuang are visibly quite different from the Chinese, and will either speak perfect putonghua or else speak with a thick Zhuang accent, and are generally quite a bit more quiet and passive than the Chinese tend to be. The fake Zhuang typically looked Chinese, spoke with a localish accent and acted Chinese, but they'd be around with flocks of little kids, even in the ghettos. Funny thing is, though, despite what's on their identity cards, they'll fervently insist they're really han.
There are other reasons that have to do with this and many are related to the course of history and its ramifications here in China. After the war, it was seen to be more favorable to be Han than anything else. Then with the intervening years, many families became mentally assimilated and dispensed with their original sense of identity. Then the pendulum swung the opposite way over the last ten years and many persons have no collectively rememberd their non-Han status.
I always lie when im at the gym - "I am Hans, und this is Franz, and ve just vant to pump you up!!"
