I never said our way of life is better. In fact, I specifically stated, "I'm not really trying to pick on China - the U.S. has plenty of issues as well" And I apologized for posting my negative comments. -- droxford
droxford is a r****d (note: no offense to droxford or anything) I'm kidding of course, but it's the same logic.
Every time I return to China, I'm surprised how well informed and diverse the media is compared to US media. In such a "restricted" information society, they broadcast 10+ different countries viewpoints on political issues on cable TV. And a few of the main stream Taiwanese/HK run ones often address very sensitive issues and target real reasons behind political actions. The general populace as well is interested and always conversing on politics and not just reality TV and sports. When I turn on the News in the US, all I hear is the Peterson trial or how a small damn is clogged some place 5 counties from me - not to mention the propoganda in the US government never leaks true intentions of their political actions until far far later. As an American, I actually feel less informed and that my government is able to complete a lie to me. Whereas in China, maybe they lie the same amount, but as it trickles down to the media and populace, it actually is figured and displayed in the true light.
Having spent time around recently-arrived Chinese nationals in the states, I'm always amazed at their awareness or interest in history. But maybe I just happen talk to those types of Chinese people, who knows.
The people who come from China to the US are almost always the top tier of the Chinese population. However, the Chinese people are not nearly as isolated in their world view as most Americans are. Mark
My bad if you were offended as that comment is not directed at you. I just think it is silly to dismiss good ideas on the basis that they come from a foreign country. I completly agree with you on the ills of Chinese society.
This is like freaking 20 years ago, you still bring this up? If you want to bring old history back, then American is 10 times worse than that, Vietnam war, African American..... things like that is at least 10 times worse. I hate stupid ignorance people judge on others without any knowledge or ideas of what it is actually about. I JUST HATE IT.
I think this may be a bit much. I'm fairly certain the information coming from the PRC's goverment is less reliable than information coming from the US federal government. Might have something to do with a 'totalitarian' government vs a democratic one.
Something the Chinese don't do quite as well as the US ---- toilets. World toilet summit Beijing hopes World Toilet Summit cleans up its lavatories BEIJING (AP) - Beijing hopes the smelly reputation of its public restrooms will be, well, flushed down the toilet soon. City officials will use the 2004 World Toilet Summit, starting Nov. 17, to showcase efforts to transform the capital's lavatories from foul to fragrant, from crude to cultured. "Toilets represent the level of development of a country, a region," Yu Debin, deputy director of Beijing's Municipal Bureau of Tourism, said Friday at a news conference. "They also represent a region's spiritual and material civilization." The issue is especially pressing as Chinese leaders try to clean up their capital before the 2008 Olympics. The three-day summit is expected to attract 150 academics, sanitation experts, toilet designers and environmentalists from 19 countries as far- flung as the United States, Finland, Germany, Japan and Nepal.
