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Q: What cliches and stereotypes exist in China?
Whether it's the typical Chinese rose, resplendent in a qipao and playing a guzhang, or a 70 year old westerner with a 25 year old girl on his arm, China is not without its cliches and stereotypes. I myself on my arrival here ten years ago would dress in a traditional Chinese shirt and sit in the shade of a banyan tree playing a wooden flute. A painful sight I know, and looking back the word 'goober' comes quickly to mind. But what other cliches and stereotypes does China have to offer?
I suppose examples of Chinese cliches would be:
"In our 5000 years history"
"With the rapid development of the economy"
"It's good for our healthy"
"You always (do sth.)" - If you've done something once.
There must be a class somewhere that teaches the locals questions to ask foreigners, because everywhere I go they are all the same, such as:
"Do you love China?"
"Do you love Chinese food?"
"What do you think of Chairman Mao?"
"Can you use kuaizi?"
There are more, but it seems these are standard fare that I'm usually asked within three minutes of meeting someone.
