tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post224605234317784446..comments2023-09-18T03:36:40.615-04:00Comments on Lotus and Cedar: 東西文化思想衝突 / Cultural DifferencesHaricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-79747248401493696982008-12-18T22:59:00.000-05:002008-12-18T22:59:00.000-05:00Michelle: "Cultural difference" is definitely some...Michelle: "Cultural difference" is definitely something we can all relate to. And, you are right, it is a challenge for many.Haricot 微豆https://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-298300157576305872008-12-18T03:19:00.000-05:002008-12-18T03:19:00.000-05:00Haricot, thanks for the link !! Comments here are...Haricot, thanks for the link !! Comments here are interesting as well as the post !! <BR/><BR/>Yes i believe "diversity enriches our dialogues". Sometimes It is not easy to handle due to the culture difference, but it is indeed interesting to a country, and to citizens. That is why i think we are lucky to be able to integrate into another culture (if we can), though sometimes we have to go michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624620711646321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-88867400622104337932008-05-15T03:04:00.000-04:002008-05-15T03:04:00.000-04:00Ruth: Thank you for the clarification. Being very ...Ruth: Thank you for the clarification. Being very accommodative will most likely avoid many potential conflicts.Haricot 微豆https://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-24656134489419375852008-05-10T02:02:00.000-04:002008-05-10T02:02:00.000-04:00Every person has something he/she cares a lot, whe...Every person has something he/she cares a lot, whether it's something trivial or important. While something maybe very important to one person, it can be something of no significance to another. "Hong Kong people don't really care" is just a description and of course nothing good or bad.<BR/><BR/>From my experience, Hong Kong people are very accomodative. You can also say we don't really a strongRuth Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115974728212043735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-88834119895480695832008-05-09T18:38:00.000-04:002008-05-09T18:38:00.000-04:00新鮮兄言之有理!!新鮮兄言之有理!!Haricot 微豆https://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-13200491909199311872008-05-09T18:37:00.000-04:002008-05-09T18:37:00.000-04:00Ruth: Thank you for your five comments. I take it ...Ruth: Thank you for your five comments. I take it that "Hong Kong people don't really care" is neither good or bad.Haricot 微豆https://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-39955610136135827482008-05-09T18:36:00.000-04:002008-05-09T18:36:00.000-04:00Hi Keith: Don't get me wrong, I never have any pro...Hi Keith: Don't get me wrong, I never have any problem seeing myself as someone with a Chinese background living in Canada and holding Canadian citizenship. (Please see my upcoming article on "Hyphenated Citizens").<BR/><BR/>Now, I have to admit I did miss your pun abt 「華籍美人」which is pretty funny XD. Okay Keith, one for the good guy !!Haricot 微豆https://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-72767787036496583002008-05-09T12:08:00.000-04:002008-05-09T12:08:00.000-04:00如果個個人諗法一樣就大件事了,個世界會變得好悶架!一樣米要養百樣人才有意思嘛!打個比喻,希望世界上多...如果個個人諗法一樣就大件事了,<BR/>個世界會變得好悶架!<BR/>一樣米要養百樣人才有意思嘛!<BR/>打個比喻,<BR/>希望世界上多啲好人是很正常的,<BR/>但如果全部人都係好人,<BR/>這樣會不會很奇怪呢?<BR/>不過,我當然希望好人佔大多數啦! =)新鮮人https://www.blogger.com/profile/02377898067921935975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-15771809804047648922008-05-08T11:00:00.000-04:002008-05-08T11:00:00.000-04:001. Once an English teacher analysed for us, Hong K...1. Once an English teacher analysed for us, Hong Kongers, why English people think Hong Kongers are too direct. I think this topic is really a matter of custom.<BR/><BR/>2. In Hong Kong, people usually know the principle. Just very often, they don't care. A friend of mine who's a native British living in Vancouver after living in Hong Kong for some time. He said, in Hong Kong, you can say Ruth Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115974728212043735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-12906705304583829882008-05-08T00:35:00.000-04:002008-05-08T00:35:00.000-04:00I don't see anything wrong with the term "Chinese ...I don't see anything wrong with the term "Chinese American". When did it become political sensitive? What will you call the ethnic group of Chinese Americans anyway? <BR/><BR/>I was just joking about Chinese American and Chinese beauty. I suppose I got a lot more than I bargain for.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640328708239203372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-11673177894905112602008-05-07T13:43:00.000-04:002008-05-07T13:43:00.000-04:00xiao zhu: 正如我說,我意思不是批評任何人,最重要是明白異同,減少東西方誤解,摒除成見。xiao zhu: 正如我說,我意思不是批評任何人,最重要是明白異同,減少東西方誤解,摒除成見。Haricot 微豆https://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-60919698138749900452008-05-07T13:42:00.000-04:002008-05-07T13:42:00.000-04:00Keith: I personally do not like the "hyphenated ci...Keith: I personally do not like the "hyphenated citizen" label (Chinese-Canadians, Chinese-Americans, etc) because it discourages social inclusiveness and creates ethnic enclaves. There have been questions raised from both sides of the "pond" about the relevance of multiculturalism and diversity in a post-911 society. I would submit that there are two important things to remember: (a) Social Haricot 微豆https://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-8087665175256552352008-05-07T13:40:00.000-04:002008-05-07T13:40:00.000-04:00啤酒花™_J: That is one but not the only explanation o...啤酒花™_J: That is one but not the only explanation of the differences.Haricot 微豆https://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-27448526367990860502008-05-07T13:39:00.001-04:002008-05-07T13:39:00.001-04:00新鮮人: 如果多D人有您咁樣嘅睇法(由其係「憤青」),天下太平矣!!新鮮人: 如果多D人有您咁樣嘅睇法(由其係「憤青」),天下太平矣!!Haricot 微豆https://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-41069174170723871912008-05-07T13:39:00.000-04:002008-05-07T13:39:00.000-04:00Chris: 多謝到訪:)我曾問現任加拿大自由黨領袖(他当時是Minister of Intergo...Chris: <BR/><BR/>多謝到訪:)<BR/><BR/>我曾問現任加拿大自由黨領袖(他当時是Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs),少数民族的allophones和法語人仕的francophone在加拿大社会否有政治利害衝突?他的答案是:"No, diversity enriches our dialogues." 如我在回覆Keith中說,不論分別是華人丶白人丶或其它種族丶宗教丶性別等,最重要是Social Cohesion 和 Citizenship.Haricot 微豆https://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-49097280314779802992008-05-07T01:38:00.000-04:002008-05-07T01:38:00.000-04:00你說的都是事實,但就是看了心裡總有點不舒服。你說的都是事實,但就是看了心裡總有點不舒服。xiao zhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03287426495158084726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-58315687739404664752008-05-06T11:21:00.000-04:002008-05-06T11:21:00.000-04:00I kind of notice I have similar thoughts like your...I kind of notice I have similar thoughts like yours--product of living in North America since teen. I did not really give it a thought that I am 美籍華人 until Chris brought it up, perhaps too busy of thinking about 華籍美人.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640328708239203372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-85276513393981211432008-05-06T06:21:00.000-04:002008-05-06T06:21:00.000-04:00一样的米养百样的人。。。一样的米养百样的人。。。啤酒花™_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377237807766767700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-16212384473699289882008-05-06T04:21:00.000-04:002008-05-06T04:21:00.000-04:00東西文化習慣有別就一定的,又無話邊個啱或唔啱嘅,重點係多了解多習慣,不要偏重自己的法就可以了,求同存...東西文化習慣有別就一定的,<BR/>又無話邊個啱或唔啱嘅,<BR/>重點係多了解多習慣,<BR/>不要偏重自己的法就可以了,<BR/>求同存異嘛!新鮮人https://www.blogger.com/profile/02377898067921935975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-29852764409720999712008-05-06T03:34:00.000-04:002008-05-06T03:34:00.000-04:00是的,在一個西方國家住下來,日子久了便會變成「XX華人」,行為和「XX白人」還是有點分別,而與其他國...是的,在一個西方國家住下來,日子久了便會變成「XX華人」,行為和「XX白人」還是有點分別,而與其他國家的華人或正宗中國人更有顯著分別。Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133122741874926109noreply@blogger.com