The Oldest Living Civilization (1944)

Re:The Oldest Living Civilization (1944) by peteretep on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @03:03AM (#22167379)

> Even a poor Chinese with no education is likely to have the instincts and bearing of an educated man. He sets great store by such things as personal dignity, self-respect, and respect for others.

I get the impression that Taiwanese and Hong Kong people might not agree with this point to describe the mainlanders.

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Re:The Oldest Living Civilization (1944) by H_Pylori on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @03:18AM (#22167477)

The article was written before communism. I've heard from different accounts that communism has had a deleterious effect on people's manner. I don't know if this is true or not, but it's a reasonable explanation.

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Re:The Oldest Living Civilization (1944) by ekianjo on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @04:42AM (#22167849)

> communism has had a deleterious effect on people's manner.

Thats an understatement. Look at the history with the Great Leap Forward and how it changed chinese culture forever.

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Re:The Oldest Living Civilization (1944) by osullivj on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @05:17AM (#22168018)

Yes - "bourgeois" manners were rejected as affectation.

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Re:The Oldest Living Civilization (1944) by swebs on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @03:49AM (#22167626)

Wow, I didn't even realize this article was written in 1944.

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