"Grant that I seek to understand, rather than be understood."--St. Francis of Assissi. Why is it that Westerners (with the exception of St. Francis) have this deep seated need for the rest of the world to suck their a-s-a?

Yeah, America's double-digit unemployment, a national debt that will never be paid off, and drugs n' violence as a way of life just has every Chinee I know green with envy.

All people tend to think that their culture/their group/their mindset is superior, not just the west. You see it everywhere (including in your statement I quoted above) It's human nature. With the exception of the idea that the west is superior.. that's clearly just plain ol' fact.

Well that just isn't true at all.

A few years ago, American universities didn't give a sh*t about the Chinese student market, Chinese students would almost go to whatever school they could get in, so the shools almost would welcome any educational/cultural exchange
activities. But now they realize that they make a lot of money from Chinese students, they all want to participate and that created a lot more choices for the demanding, so the Chinese universities have the say now.

And also, isn't it true that it's not as easy to get a working visa for you English teachers who wants to teach in a relatively decent company? It was so easy, all you needed to be was just a foreign looking thing with the ability of pronouncing hello nice to meet you correctly. No offense, a lot of you are actually good at teaching. But now at least on paper you have to have a bachelor s degree and 2 years of working experience.

1.90 is not that tall. (rolling eyes)

yes, when talking about respect, lets talk about mutual respect.
and you are 190? you are wasting cloth.

I think he'd better wear nothing! Oh! come back to ancient civilization. emmmm... he is a civilized person.

emmm...little universe! running!

Chinese always compare themselves to others and who really cares? I don't think there was a time that they didn't look down on most nations around them.

Another useless Chinese professor.

emmm... how to change your attitude?? I have no idea... sad

it depends on your attitude... you can help yourself...

chinese are too polite to "The West"

especially since apparently "The West" includes southern europe and commonwealth countries.

southern europe has good food and an enviable lifestyle, I guess

but seriously, besides overachievers like Australia and Canada, what the f*** do you people actually do besides sneer, complain, chastise, and breed good musicians?

and the French? f*** if I know, but at least you make your own shitty cars.

Well,IMHO

Many of us respect France, as it has delicate culture and decent wine.

Many of us respect German, as it makes best machinery and great beer.

Many of us respect Japan, as it built amazing combination of the eastern and western civilization. Some people(like) even mentally picture that it will be how China look if we were in a good shape.(Sad)

Many of us respect Amercian, as no matter how f***ed-up its economy is, it's still better than China, plus it's just the symbol of freedom to many of Chinese young people.

The feelings of Anyone from anywhere toward any other country/culture should be mixed/differentiated, so shouldn't you worry, op, no matter how, your neighbour are still nice to you, you don't get unreasoned beating-up every day.

Compare Beijing to New York, London, Sydney or any other iconic western city and it's not even close. China is so far behind not only the west but most of their Asian counterparts its just sad. The west might be having some tough times but the majority of China has always been poor and when we bounce back it still will be. Even in these tough times our living standards are far beyond what most Chinese people can even dream about. It's not their fault but their oppressive government's and backwards thinking that keeps most Chinese people from living the kind of life only the elite few enjoy there.

You have my respect mr. not that it matters to you but that's whAt I want to say!

Come from heavenly places who cares you are still a jackaass if you are a jackaass.