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Gweilo 60 – Chinese culture and the way they think? Is it opposite from the Western World?

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In the video below Gweilo says China is the mirror opposite of the West. Men are not macho, but are refined, and friends like to hug and sometimes hold hands with each other. People are very polite and courteous and like to dress smart all the time. Where some of us in the West will occasionally go out with a few friends at night most people like to stay in and watch TV, but the Chinese like to go out all the time and socialise in the streets where they will do Tai Chi, dancing, singing, games, sports, and all sorts of things. Gweilo says how the Chinese like to touch each other a lot because it's a very social society.China sounds lovely but there is a downside, for instance, they love to smoke everywhere, even in hospitals. Also, they will drop litter anywhere and dogs allowed to go

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In the video below Gweilo says China is the mirror opposite of the West. Men are not macho, but are refined, and friends like to hug and sometimes hold hands with each other. People are very polite and courteous and like to dress smart all the time. Where some of us in the West will occasionally go out with a few friends at night most people like to stay in and watch TV, but the Chinese like to go out all the time and socialise in the streets where they will do Tai Chi, dancing, singing, games, sports, and all sorts of things. Gweilo says how the Chinese like to touch each other a lot because it's a very social society.

China sounds lovely but there is a downside, for instance, they love to smoke everywhere, even in hospitals. Also, they will drop litter anywhere and dogs allowed to go where they want because the Chinese believe it's the street sweeper's job to clean everything up. And the really bad bit, stealing stuff is rife in China.

Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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