tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post9191462510776080738..comments2023-10-29T21:14:24.325+08:00Comments on SHE in China: "The Doctor said so"Jonna Wibeliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-4556918088868550122008-08-04T11:23:00.000+08:002008-08-04T11:23:00.000+08:00Anonymous #2 - I figure you are Chinese. Me too. ...Anonymous #2 - I figure you are Chinese. Me too. I find it very discouraging that Chinese today still think like "frog inside a well." I have been living in America for 20+ years. When I see and talk to my Chinese friends in China, they still have this mentality that foreigners don't understand the Chinese way of doing things. And if foreigners don't understand Chinese, they are wrong. It's a moot point to let windows open when A/C or heater is on. In America we do let windows open in the fall time when A/C or heater is off. It's so nice to have fresh breeze come in at night. But in hot summer or cold freezing winter, I don't see the point. Air inside the house is clean and healthy. Now in China with so much pollution (I was in China last month), there is really no point to let polluted air in to your house if you can manage. My point is this: Chinese people need to be able to look beyond the old ways of doing things and ocassionally learn something new and good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-2920992416062606322008-08-04T10:47:00.000+08:002008-08-04T10:47:00.000+08:00On the tempon one - you might want to google TSS (...On the tempon one - you might want to google TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome). Its connected to tampon use sometimes. So the doctor dude is not making utter non-sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-60102552325003430172008-08-03T10:53:00.000+08:002008-08-03T10:53:00.000+08:00I agree the Chinese have some insane ideas about h...I agree the Chinese have some insane ideas about health, but to be fair this is no different from what we in England call "old wives tales" which are beliefs that are passed down from generation to generation and believed to be true. Examples are:<BR/><BR/>1. If you go outside in the cold without a coat you'll catch pneumonia (totally false).<BR/><BR/>2. If you eat chocolate you'll get acne (spots).<BR/><BR/>3. If a pregnant woman is carry low it's likely to be a boy and carry high means it's a girl (obviously false again).<BR/><BR/>4. Going outside in cold weather will make you catch a cold (false, colds are caused by viruses).<BR/><BR/>Although I am not familiar with Swedish culture, I am guessing you could come up with some yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-23040454503960471132008-08-02T23:29:00.000+08:002008-08-02T23:29:00.000+08:00Open the window to let the oxygen in. What's wrong...Open the window to let the oxygen in. What's wrong with that? The air needs to be circulated. I'm not sure if it's feng shui thing, but I do believe the idea of circulation is very important in Taoism, and Chinese people in general are influenced by Taoism. While you have time, I suggest you dig into Taoism, very interesting, and it's a great way to understand Chinese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-89976670309132365352008-08-02T10:25:00.000+08:002008-08-02T10:25:00.000+08:00I totally agree with your take on this opening win...I totally agree with your take on this opening windows thing. My Chinese roommates have the exactly same habit. She has offered the exact same explanation. Dumb!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com