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Westerners tend to have a romanticized (and false) image of Japan, largely based on ignorance. Can't help with that. They think manga, sushi and AV stars largely represent Japanese culture.
By that token, everyone has an image of other nations based on ignorance and take to distilling large groups of people into quick, digestible chunks. Which is true. After all, you just did it yourself with Westerners's impression of Japan. We all win this game.
By that token, everyone has an image of other nations based on ignorance and take to distilling large groups of people into quick, digestible chunks. Which is true. After all, you just did it yourself with Westerners's impression of Japan. We all win this game.
Too many westerners tend to say "I love japaneses culture" without the slightest idea what it really is. It is pathetic. Most don't even know what the Japanese eat but claim to "love" Japanese food.
The hard-working and adventurous youths in China and Korea love learning foreign languages and having overseas experience. Most Japanese don't bother to learn and experience foreign cultures. This is one main cultural difference between the Japanese and other East Asians.
.... Is this a joke?
Chinese students are much more widely known for cheating, being completely unfamiliar with critical or creative thought, banding together and aggressively avoiding foreigners, and being terrified of local food than for being “adventurous” and having an “overseas experience.” Korean students are similar, just not as likely to cheat and at least capable of somewhat more abstract thought.
The Japanese have a much better reputation for trying to integrate into or at least adapt to local culture, no matter how awkwardly.
Chinese students are much more widely known for cheating, being completely unfamiliar with critical or creative thought, banding together and aggressively avoiding foreigners, and being terrified of local food than for being “adventurous” and having an “overseas experience.” Korean students are similar, just not as likely to cheat and at least capable of somewhat more abstract thought.
The Japanese have a much better reputation for trying to integrate into or at least adapt to local culture, no matter how awkwardly.
The Japanese I met in grad schools were mostly stiff and unanimated guys. The Chinese guys were far more diverse and actual characters. Some were really nerdy and others had wild streaks. I think the Chinese are more human in many ways and the Japanese are more true to their stereotypical cardboard personas.
The Japanese I met in grad schools were mostly stiff and unanimated guys. The Chinese guys were far more diverse and actual characters. Some were really nerdy and others had wild streaks. I think the Chinese are more human in many ways and the Japanese are more true to their stereotypical cardboard personas.
The Japanese I met in grad schools were mostly stiff and unanimated guys. The Chinese guys were far more diverse and actual characters. Some were really nerdy and others had wild streaks. I think the Chinese are more human in many ways and the Japanese are more true to their stereotypical cardboard personas.
Japanese are more introvert, polite and considerate about everything they say or reflect. Chinese are generally more blunt, less "careful". This is why you got this impression. "Unanimated guys" is not the proper way to describe them, and being more visible and blunt doesn't mean more human. But I guess it is hard to keep objectivity and neutral wording when comparing Chinese and Japanese...
Chinese students are much more widely known for cheating, being completely unfamiliar with critical or creative thought, banding together and aggressively avoiding foreigners, and being terrified of local food than for being “adventurous” and having an “overseas experience.” Korean students are similar, just not as likely to cheat and at least capable of somewhat more abstract thought.
The Japanese have a much better reputation for trying to integrate into or at least adapt to local culture, no matter how awkwardly.
Don't bother, I saw some other posts of this gentleman, and it seems that the Nanjing massacre and the comfort women issue are feeding his need to bash Japan (in short, he hates the guts of japanese, and will say anything against them).
Chinese students are much more widely known for cheating, being completely unfamiliar with critical or creative thought, banding together and aggressively avoiding foreigners, and being terrified of local food than for being “adventurous” and having an “overseas experience.” Korean students are similar, just not as likely to cheat and at least capable of somewhat more abstract thought.
The Japanese have a much better reputation for trying to integrate into or at least adapt to local culture, no matter how awkwardly.
Being adventurous has different forms too. If you go to a casino, you can see probably 40% customers are Chinese. (Yeah gambling is adventurous, though it may be stupid.) You can't blame them for not liking western food. It is their true feeling and there is nothing pretentious or calculating. Most of them can happily accept Thai food though it is also foreign.
Chinese students are the largest chunk of PhD students in top US universities (for STEM major). You think they can cheat all the way up to do research in top research institutes and have publications in top journals/conferences without critical thinking? It is simply wrong to assume Chinese educational system is wholly a failure, although it may not emphasize verbal skills enough.
I studied at a good university in China. NONE of my classmates ever cheated in exams (AFAIK), although copying homework happened. In my university, homework only counted 10% anyway. Anyone in American IT industry knows that Indians often exaggerate/fabricate their experience on the CV but very few Chinese do so.
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