tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post7578636328165788205..comments2023-10-29T21:14:24.325+08:00Comments on SHE in China: Freestylers in classJonna Wibeliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-11926669641426324372011-03-11T03:24:59.390+08:002011-03-11T03:24:59.390+08:00I have seen this seemingly anti-social behaviour b...I have seen this seemingly anti-social behaviour both in China and here in Toronto, Canada, but still cannot explain why.<br /><br />In my case here in Toronto we have parent-tot daycare (90% Chinese kids, so you hear lots of Mandarin), supervised by a teacher, who teaches the kids English. Grandparents and mothers bring the little ones, but the adults talk so loudly to themselves that the kids cannot hear the teacher at story time. No amount of yelling at the adults did any good, and the problem was never resolved.<br /><br />Some Chinese simply want to do their own thing, and think nothing of disrupting the group. They have no important guanxi in your group, so there is little social consequence for them. They did not pay extra for the class, so they feel the class is simply part of the whole gym. There is no exclusivity to the class and therefore they treat the class the same as a treadmill: get on and off whenever you wish.<br /><br />These small examples highlight one of the difficulties for the Communist party in governing China. While Westerners believe the Communist Party controls the Chinese people, in reality the Party tries to control rampant chaos from breaking out.<br /><br />http://www.dontai.com/wp/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-20525990592998058632011-03-10T10:39:17.288+08:002011-03-10T10:39:17.288+08:00Nova -yeah, well at the gym they pay for a members...Nova -yeah, well at the gym they pay for a membership and then classes are included. But I would see it as a waste of time if I went to a class and then still just did my own thing. Then I might as well stay on a bike outside of the class. <br /><br />anazei -naaah, I am not so much for putting out videos of myself. I was on a TV show in Changxing in Dec and I posted a link to the show on my blog. If you want to hear me speak Chinese you can watch that clip.Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-7802139340205069132011-03-09T15:28:34.169+08:002011-03-09T15:28:34.169+08:00Agree with nova.Agree with nova.chhipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405105785087049783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-60211313366992880562011-03-09T14:42:14.744+08:002011-03-09T14:42:14.744+08:00Just out of curiosity, I just had a thought, any c...Just out of curiosity, I just had a thought, any chance you can record a youtube video of yourself speaking in the local language?anazeihttp://anazei.deviantart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-44137770443553517782011-03-09T08:42:10.414+08:002011-03-09T08:42:10.414+08:00Yeah it just seems weird that they'd spend the...Yeah it just seems weird that they'd spend the money to take a class if they're just doing their own thing anyway.novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999587070684124074noreply@blogger.com