@Yizhi , that was beautifully and eloquently said. That's one thing i really admire about Chinese traits because it enables overall people not to be too rigid. It is a contrast to Japanese (not trying to put down myself or my people here, but just dichotimizing). Japanese are , in a sense, very rigid and like to do things in a certain way, tho they apply changes when necessary, overall there is a rigid structure in place. Whereas Chinese is very fluid, can be rigid when have to, can be soft when have to. We can best explain this in the martial arts. If we examine Chinese Kung Fu or Wu Shu , its very fluid. But if we examine Japanese Shotokan Karate -- the forms are pre-determined, are set in place, attacks and defense is rigid. In a way I kind of envy that fluidity of Chinese culture and nature. The word i like is adaptive, and i'm not just talking about technologically context (because in that sense Japanese and Chinese are similar), but I'm talking about the trans-social context.
For example, when I first got my apartment , it was my xgf who helped me design it, she being Teow Chu Chinese, always reminded me to keep everything Feng Shui designed. So here i am buying furniture from Ikea for my new place (modernity, ease) and she's the one telling me where to put the bed, what position the bed should be in, where to place the dining tables, the chairs, what kinds of plants to buy in the house (for good luck, apparently, lol). She was the one telling me to buy money trees , bamboo plants etc etc. Its amazing how when i observed her or listen to her she is able to reiterate all traditional Chinese mentality of the home according to Feng Shui, but she's Christain you know, lol. Talk about adaptation, man! hahaha.
O man, the Hot dry noodles looks delicious ! So it is the traditional dish of Wuhan , eh? I'm curious to know how the flavor is like now...
hehe. what can i say, i'm a thinker by nature, my little bro.
i see that you're also quite deep in social analysis, too. you're deep yourself.
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