Psychology Of Chinese Social Issues - Scholarly Study

A thread for discussing current issues, affairs, or any topics pertaining to Chinese societies.

I found this one shared by some of my mainland Chinese friends who are currently studying in Vancouver as well:



I attended a UBC dialogue hosted by a Chinese student studying sociology, and the theme was cross-strait cultural value exchanges between China, HK, and Taiwan on various issues, related to whether it be how we perceive media, to various other current affairs and issues and topics.

Anyway, it was a major success because we're able to get students coming from all 3 places in the discussions, and during the opening we all acknowledged how precious this opportunity was because it's quite rare to get this type of discussions and there simply aren't enough.

the last time i went to china was six years ago, met plenty of very nice people, helpful and friendly.

to cast an anecdote of the few as a common cultural trait is pretty ignorant. i have heard of all kinds of sterotypes about people from all over the world and when i visit those places it turns out that the people there are just like those i know at home.

if we are talking about getting loud and violent to pursue one's own interest as a prevalent character the first that comes to mind are the self-entitled HK occupy central loser kids lol

Ironic since you see that same vulgarity displayed by the protestors in Hong Kong. So is it okay when they do it? Pretty pointless if a crime is only determined by who does it and not the act itself. I remember once there were some Asians, who looked Southeast Asian, in line that got into a verbal scuffle with a Caucasian women at a store. No one knew what happened but the women started crying so a lot of people came to comfort her after the Asians left. Some store employee who was Asian uttered, "Damn Chinese!" They weren't Chinese. I could tell by the accent. I've heard that on many occasions where non-Chinese Asians will blame everything on Chinese. BTW, the woman didn't or had to explain anything so she probably started it. Just crying made her look like the victim.

I feel like this thread may end up just acting as a place to post controversial topics or to complain and make generalisations about social issues; the thread starter is a bit too general IMO. The old "news only" thread was better imo

But nice to see you're back, air superiority, what's happened in the last few months, how are things.

Here's another example of "Blame it on the Chinese."



I didn't know Tony Fernandes who owns AirAsia was Chinese. Easy for a non-Chinese to blame Chinese for everything like people blame everything on "the Jews." But you have to be a lowly pathetic human being to be Chinese trying to create a separate identity solely by blaming everything bad on Chinese.

They have the mob rule mentality, but support can only be trivial.

Bltizo said:

I feel like this thread may end up just acting as a place to post controversial topics or to complain and make generalisations about social issues; the thread starter is a bit too general IMO. The old "news only" thread was better imo

But nice to see you're back, air superiority, what's happened in the last few months, how are things.

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Thanks for the big welcome man.
Life's been quite a ride for me. For most part, I took what was thrown at me positively. I was primarily dealing with my final semester for my undergraduate, so I wanted to make sure I get through. While it may seem not much of a thing, there's actually a lot of significance behind accomplishing this. The girl that I liked was waiting for me in HK, and I promised I'll return once I complete this semester. This is not to mention the amount of announcements I had made to my other friends and family members as well. If I screwed up, it will not only disappoint, but also make me look bad. Of course since her and I are still getting to know each other, that can come out quite incompetent as an image. Luckily alas I finished the degree, so that's good. It wasn't easy though, because cognitive neuroscience almost killed me lol.

Other than that, I also attended and helped organized cross-strait dialogues with students from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. It was a very awesome experience because you literally had students from all disciplines, and I felt what brought everyone to the space was their passion and genuine concern for what was happening. We had 2 sessions where one almost revolved around this topic, and the other one on media. I'd say that for both sessions, I was pleasantly surprised and privileged to have gotten to know those students, especially those from China. Everyone had their own opinions about the Occupy and we all had different viewpoints (I had no problem with that), but despite the differences, they demonstrated great empathy to the struggles by those in the streets. It was a very safe space and there were no unsafe expressions towards any group. We all shared ideas, opinions that are very strong, sound, and we earned each others' respects.

For the second topic on media, the atmosphere was very similar. We shared our thoughts about the media and how it related to our identity, and inevitably many referred to Phoenix and some other various sources of media. Basically the group recognized the bias in the media and how it played against us, whether it be Western or Chinese media. My conclusion from these experiences would be this: I'm very blessed and privileged to have met these students and individuals. I believed the future of China will be dependent on these groups of students, who are very progressive thinkers who not only understand the progress of China, but also recognized the weaknesses and criticisms directed towards the country. What I feel the country needs will not be more zealous, blindly pro-China supporters, but someone who has the courage to speak the truth, with good intentions, and be critical. In fact even the article shared by me was shared on Facebook by one of the members. I personally felt the article had some insights and truths that were spoken because there seemed to be some common traits amongst those rude-behaving individuals, and for very long I had been attempting to understand why those people might behave that way. Anyways that's just what I think.

Aside from these things, I spent some remaining time with friends before I moved back to HK on the NYE. Right now I'm in the city, readjusting and planning my future and looking for a job, as well as meeting my beautiful girl. I got her 3 gifts from Vancouver: a fleece from Aritzia, a very popular Canadian brand for girls, and Lululemon sports jacket for her yoga classes. I also got her a bottle of water with the label Vancity. I gave these to her over a dinner and the bottle of water opened up a discussion on our views of homelessness. Almost a strange topic to have over dinner, but whatever.

And this afternoon I went to see The Theory of Everything with her.

Oh yea I also finally finished my Revell 1/48 F-15E. I'll share that with you guys tonight perhaps. How have you been?

Bltizo said:

I feel like this thread may end up just acting as a place to post controversial topics or to complain and make generalisations about social issues; the thread starter is a bit too general IMO. The old "news only" thread was better imo

But nice to see you're back, air superiority, what's happened in the last few months, how are things.

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I do think the old thread was better, but unfortunately it was closed. The generalization aspect, I agree with you. While it's almost certain it's not applicable to all of those rude folks, I do think there might be an atmosphere of influence that exists, otherwise we'll have to find another explanation to why common among a lot of these these folks would be how they behave so poorly then scream at you when you point out that they're wrong.

pla101prc said:

the last time i went to china was six years ago, met plenty of very nice people, helpful and friendly.

to cast an anecdote of the few as a common cultural trait is pretty ignorant. i have heard of all kinds of sterotypes about people from all over the world and when i visit those places it turns out that the people there are just like those i know at home.

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I don't think the intentions of the article was to blame ALL Chinese or say ALL Chinese are like that. They're referring to those who behave so poorly, so I think it's important we know to comprehend who's being referred to here in this case.

airsuperiority said:

A thread for discussing current issues, affairs, or any topics pertaining to Chinese societies.

I found this one shared by some of my mainland Chinese friends who are currently studying in Vancouver as well:

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I attended a UBC dialogue hosted by a Chinese student studying sociology, and the theme was cross-strait cultural value exchanges between China, HK, and Taiwan on various issues, related to whether it be how we perceive media, to various other current affairs and issues and topics.

Anyway, it was a major success because we're able to get students coming from all 3 places in the discussions, and during the opening we all acknowledged how precious this opportunity was because it's quite rare to get this type of discussions and there simply aren't enough.

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I have to say this article is one of the uglier pieces I've seen, all the worse because it takes a few shreds of truth and twists them to fit its ugly agenda.

If some women fighting over a crying baby is indicative of "Mainland culture", then is the incident indicative of "American" culture? How about the ? Or the ?

It is true that you have to be more assertive in China, but that is a far, far cry from being violent or abusive. Like many other nations, the latter kinds of behavior will get you nowhere in China, except maybe a visit to the local police station.

Finally, I'd also like to add that if WeChat is anything to go by, the Chinese are some of the most vocal (and frankly, idiotic) critics of Chinese society, so read what you see on Chinese sites with a grain of salt.