A good way for me to better understand Chinese people is to observe them outside their home country. Sometimes I really get the impression that they are different...
On a recent trip to Sri Lanka it was interesting to see to reaction to straying dogs on a beach. While all western people without exception chased the dogs away, the Chinese - who typically don't keep pets and definitively not a dog which is rather on the plate then in the living room - were deeply impressed and took tons of pictures.
It somehow reminded me of India where locals are very relaxed about the cows at the beach while foreigners take pictures of them...
On a recent trip to Sri Lanka it was interesting to see to reaction to straying dogs on a beach. While all western people without exception chased the dogs away, the Chinese - who typically don't keep pets and definitively not a dog which is rather on the plate then in the living room - were deeply impressed and took tons of pictures.
It somehow reminded me of India where locals are very relaxed about the cows at the beach while foreigners take pictures of them...
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