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Comment on Why do Chinese save? (Or, why don’t Americans save) by moneyspeaks

moneyspeaks — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:42:36 +0000

It’s partly a matter of tradition/culture. The Chinese population have experienced disease, invasion & wars (plural), communism, weak economies, natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, droughts, hurricanes, pestilence) going back thousands of years. The stories are immortalized in the myths. These lessons are not easily forgotten. Also, you will find that, in general, immigrants with little resources will save today in case of future events.

I feel that the Great Depression era Americans are the savers. They’re the same ones, who served in World War II. They’re the resilient ones. It’s not necessarily a cultural thing but perhaps more experience- or lessons-based.

Comment on TAP: Fishballs by michael

michael — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:03:13 +0000

Fishballs aren’t bad. But the ones you get in the frozen section have the texture (elasticity) of a bouncy ball.

Comment on Engineers running a country by Annette

Annette — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:43:56 +0000

Hmm… yes, jimmy carter. good point.

Comment on Engineers running a country by Dan

Dan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:31:51 +0000

Whenever someone touts the idea of engineers running the world, I always respond with two words: Jimmy Carter.

Comment on The Asian Palette (TAP): Hong Kong Style Milk Tea by AF

AF — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:07:11 +0000

michael – i haven’t heard of milk paste before, so i don’t really know…

Comment on The Asian Palette (TAP): Hong Kong Style Milk Tea by michael

michael — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:39:03 +0000

Could this be what I drank in Macao, which, if I remember correctly, was called ‘Milk Paste’ (or ‘Milk with Paste’)?

Comment on Are rules meant to be broken? by The Rio Tinto Debacle « ThinkChina

The Rio Tinto Debacle « ThinkChina — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:16:00 +0000

[...] one of my previous posts, I talked about gray areas in Chinese business laws. I might have misused the word “gray [...]

Comment on Are rules meant to be broken? by China’s Business Laws. Ignore Them At Your Peril. |

China’s Business Laws. Ignore Them At Your Peril. | — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:56:54 +0000

[...] interesting and very thoughtful post up over at Think China, entitled, “Are rules meant to be broken?” The theme of the post is that one needs to learn to “tiptoe through the gray areas of [...]

Comment on Hummers going to China by Maybe Hummers are not going to China afterall… « ThinkChina

Maybe Hummers are not going to China afterall… « ThinkChina — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:50:37 +0000

[...] 26, 2009 by AF The news that Hummers will be everywhere in China was disturbing. But maybe they are not going to China [...]

Comment on Where to draw the line? by Su

Su — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:40:34 +0000

Interesting article. It is appreciated.