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Q: Do you think Chinese abroad are more respectful of host country than expats here?
Or do you think expats here are more respectful of China than the millions of Chinese in various countries abroad?
Generally, in public, yes. You don't see Little Americas or Little Britains in all the major cities.
I think expats here are more respectful of China than the Chinese that live here. The Chinese abroad seem to keep to themselves or with Chinese people. They don't do much of anything. Then there is the other type, a student perhaps , that just vanishes and no one ever sees him again.
Ted is correct. Most Chinese abroad live in closed communities, and their daily lives are just like they still were in China. No real effort is made to integrate into their new country of residence, learn local customs, marry local persons. Is that is really being "respectful" of the host country ?. They do export Chinese way of life abroad, so you will see soon illegal gambling, massage parlors, opium smoke dens, etc in place. Extortion and bribes to be allowed to do business soon pop up, gangs and other related activities surface within the community.
And while I do say a lot that there are always a couple of rotten apples in every barrel, I do feel that most foreigners in China do respect Chinese way of life a lot more than Chinese nationals living abroad.
Absolutely not.
I won't put up with it myself. I have no qualms with telling them off.
I question the fact that Chinese people are respectful of their own country. I don't need to site many examples of disrespectful behavior here as we have all seen them. Spitting, peeing, sh*tting.....you get the idea.
