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Q: Why do the Chinese celebrate the National day?
The national day has now come and gone (although it continues for most), and after a few days of celebrating (?) most Chinese streets now look like junk yards. Which raises the questions of why the Chinese celebrate the national day in the first place and what it is that they are celebrating.
If they are celebrating the country, then why are they polluting and destroying the same country?
If they are celebrating the party, then do most people still think of themselves as being some sort of communist?
Any other ideas?
I think they just celebrate the fact they get a paid holiday.
tomcatflyer:
What holiday? Most students and employees have to make up the hours lost, usually over the following weekend, so this is not a holiday just a matter of changing your normal days off. Most Chinese seem unable to grasp this.
Shining_brow:
The 1st is a full paid holiday which is not made up for... any other days aren['t paid, and are often worked over weekends (for schools etc).
However, the guys on construction out my way have still been working through, as has another friend of mine who works for international clients...
They are destroying themselves. Chinese are brain washed by the government,. If you ask a chinese why do you like china, he will probably answer because im chinese. Its difficult to find a logical answer with some arguments.
Lord_hanson:
They are conditioned to think of China and the CCP as the same thing. One cannot exist without the other.
I'm not celebrating at all. I'm holing up at home for the next remaining days. 
i should go out as other people do!
I'm not celebrating at all. I'm holing up at home for the next remaining days. i should go out as other people do!
It's just like Waitangi Day in NZ, dude.
A day off with a bit of theatre from the malcontents.
And its just like Australia Day... although we get drunker 
While Australia Day is not really our 'birthday', it does represent our country actually becoming a 'nation' for the first time (regardless of what happened previously - which was, it was a large island with many inhabitants, who thought of themselves as individual tribes, rather than as all being connected).
However, what really pisses me is that they do this 'birthday' thing here in China... "Yay - China is 65 years old.."... in that case, you can't have the 5000 year history, moron!!! (yeah, I don't have any love for the CCP).
laowaigentleman:
Yes, they're simultaneously an old country and a new country.
They love to have their cake and eat it too.
Eorthisio:
Not much old remaining in today's China anyway. I usually giggle when a Chinese bring on the table the "5000 years of culture" Where? In Taiwan? or "You can't understand, the West has a short history" What about the 8000 years of uninterrupted Jewish heritage that gave birth to all the monotheistic religions? Or do you mean America by "West"? When you face them and their BS they suddenly get this empty stare, erase from their brain every truth you said and you notice an instant drop of friendliness.
The think about this holiday that gets me is that only the middle class and richer get a holiday. The farmers are in the fields, the builders are building and the streets are (supposed) to be cleaned. The people who were promised change by the CCP get a reminder that the promises still haven't been fufilled.
A bit like Independence Day in the USA. Or perhaps even Thanksgiving. The day in which Americans give thanks that the Native Americans didn't have any guns.
ambivalentmace:
the french traded guns for furs and took care of the supply and demand problem, the europeans just did a better job with the weapons.
icnif77:
@nz: 'there're are many US posters on this board
, ....while you're counting your 'downs'
You made my morning! Thx for the laugh! O2,O2
It's just like holidays anywhere in the world. People celebrate having a few days off, being able to hang out with friends and family and probably catch up on some sleep and house work.
laowaigentleman:
Chinese workers don't have to catch up on sleep. They do that in the office.
