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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's called being Chinese = exceedingly polite.

We get it, hardly anybody at YY cares that most of the kids speak strange, crappy Mandarin. Parents don't even care that the admins don't speak it. Parents think their kids are fluent if they hire a tutor and don't care how they will perform on international baccalaureate tests. Draw your own conclusions.

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[b]I have traveled to China (Beijing, Dalian, Shanghai and HK) several times, and I wouldn't call the Chinese "exceedingly polite."  Quite the opposite, really--often pushy and rude.  However, that's for another conversation.  [/b]

That said, I don't think that it should surprise anyone that native Mandarin speakers would say nice things about your child's poor Chinese.  Honestly, very few people, no matter their native tongue, will tell a parent that their child doesn't speak the non-native language very well.  If the child's Mandarin, Spanish, French, etc. sucks, the native speaker will most likely say nothing (to your face) or they will lie like a rug.     [/quote]

Lumping all these diverse cultures into one and calling them rude - maybe the common theme is you?[/quote]

Don't take my word for it--Google it:  "Chinese", "rude", "pushy"  You may also want to add "2008 Olympics" for good measure.  The Chinese government actually had drills to teach the Chinese how to line up during Olympic events without pushing each other out the way.

Listen, I'm merely responding to the previous poster's attempt to make it seem that the Chinese are paragons of good manners and politeness.  In my experience, it's simply not true.  I have nothing against Chinese people.  China is an enormous country, and of course there are many polite Chinese people.  However, my experience with Chinese pushiness has been quite consistent, and many others who have actually traveled to China know of what I speak.  Perhaps your experience will be different.    [/quote]

I lived in Hong Kong (which the fact you just lumped in with the rest of China shows your ignorance about all things Chinese) and have to say, I disagree. But maybe, get out of the cities.  Also what you define as "rude" is just a cultural norm.  Not waiting in line?  In some cultures you would be seen as rude for not pushing forward to get the food (or item first).

Also, I think the poster just said Chinese = polite, you tend to exaggerate a bit what her post reflected.   [/quote]

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