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Danwei reported on September 11 about a poll on Netease which asked if you had another life, would you choose to be Chinese? There were five yes answers (yes+a reason) and five no answers (no+a reason). Danwei translated the results as follows:
In a future life, would you be willing to be Chinese?38.1%: No, because Chinese people get no respect.
17.4%: No, because you can't afford a house in China, and the good life is too far off.
0.4%: No, because you can't see good cartoons in China.
0.7%: No, because you can't make spoof videos in China.
7.8%: No, no reason.
6.3%: Yes, I want to be a descendant of the dragon.
1.7%: Yes, because China's economy is developing and the future is bright.
6.7%: Yes, because China's long history and vast culture fills me with pride.
2.7%: Yes, because I'm currently pretty happy, and I trust it will be the same in the future.
18.2%: Yes, because I love my homeland, no other reason.
We just learned from this report (in Chinese) that two editors at Netease -- Tang Yan and Liu Xianghui -- have been dismissed. The survey used to be here but is now just a blank page.
The above report mentioned some of the comments on the original survey post. Some people said they would have preferred to have been born in Europe. Other commenters said that the best Chinese people (in terms of moral qualities) were born in the Spring and Autumn Period, which was about 2500 years ago give or take a few centuries. In any case, we have not been able to see the entire spectrum of comments, but we figured that the above report picked the ones that it did because they reflect the sentiments of the people that picked "No."
In some sense, it's just a survey -- we highly doubt that it's scientific or even just representative. Nonetheless, it seems fair to speculate that the sudden dismissals of these high level editors has something to do with the posting of the survey and its results on September 4.
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why don't they actually conduct this survey on let's say...sina
where most chinese people actually visit
and see what kind of result this survey yields
my hunch is that, it will be a bit different
I can assure you, that even in Shanghai
where people tend to be much more sober minded and less jingoist than in China's heartland
that the percent who say they want to be chinese in the next life will exceed 75%
I think if you asked a straightforward question, such as "Are you proud to be Chinese?" or "Do you love China?", the response would be overwhelmingly positiven and 'jingoistic'. However, the way this question was phrased seems more likely to have elicited people's true feelings on the subject of nationality.
Most Chinese people are extremely pragmatic and 'face conscious', and therefore would tend to choose to be born in a country which has a more, how can I put it, reputable image. There's also that powerful inferiority complex to be taken into consideration.
definitely
man to tell you the truth, sometimes I do wish I were part of that great nation across the taiwan strait, who sets a shining example for the whole world in every possible way
wow, i rarely post to this site, and already people are getting testy with me, why? I'm such a nice guy, just ask dan washburn
"man to tell you the truth, sometimes I do wish I were part of that great nation across the taiwan strait, who sets a shining example for the whole world in every possible way"
I'm sure this statement is fairly sarcastic
sarcastic? Why?
who can not admire them? There's a cultural revolution on the island and they seem to be enjoying it too
hey do you like lamb kebabs?
i do.
Wow, that pheonixtv article pulls no punches in its thinly veiled attack at the CCP, including expert interviews etc.
I always thought pheonixtv would be more "conforming".
But back to the survey, its not actually a huge surprise. I remember reading before on shanghai daily how a similar response was garnered from primary school kids or something.
That was really wierd, cause these kids would have no objections or understanding of the political scene to be objecting against democracy etc...
It seems that most of these people are simply unhappy with they lives, and want to change. Also, its probably worth noting that people who are happy, probably don't have time to participate in such surveys anyway.
Heres a thought, correlation between happiness and time spent working hard, and without any time surfing the web. ;p
that should be "objecting against LACK of democracy"