Rules On How To Interact With Foreigners In China
PEACEFUL Rise tells us: “How to Interact with Foreigners, and other Olympics Propaganda” - like it says on the poster:
Today I happened across a new series of posters on the neighborhood propaganda bulletin boards about etiquette to be observed during the Olympics…Always curious to understand more about Chinese behavior towards us Western folk, I stopped to take a closer look. Most delightful was a list of eight questions Chinese are not to ask us:
Rules for Interacting with Foreigners
Don’t ask about income or expenses, don’t ask about age, don’t ask about love life or marriage, don’t ask about health, don’t ask about someone’s home or address, don’t ask about personal experience, don’t ask about religious beliefs or political views, don’t ask what someone does.
Ergo: Pretend to be English…
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I see the weather isn’t ruled out as a topic of conversation
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:09 pm
yep - seems like it’s the only thing left!
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:09 pm
…there again - don’t mention the smog!!!
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:47 pm
“..and how is your little dog?”
“Fattening up nicely, thanks.”
I think I’ll give these Olympics a miss if you don’t mind.