South Korean Island Grows Wary After Welcoming the Chinese

[opruh]

Our Chinese brothers are always welcome here in The Philippinese and Southeast Asia.

 

[Shotgunner51]

Well, I'm just glad economy is driving relationship these days, less cold war mentality. But social etiquette & cultural sensitivity is something our countrymen need to work on too. However, given the historical up & down our part of the world went thru', its inevitable some people will still make noise.

Exactly, our countrymen should seriously work on social etiquette & cultural sensitivity. Jeju is just an example, when we see signals like Thai temples banning Chinese tourists, some hi-end hotels refuse to take China tour groups, etiquette warning signs written only in simplified Chinese characters outside Louvre Palace, and many others, we should find reasons within ourselves rather than pointing fingers at other people.

It got nothing to do with big words like Cold War or Economic power, just simple people to people interaction. Respecting others, and gain their respect.

Ancient China was Nation of Etiquette (礼仪之邦), let's this heritage continue to prosper.

Our Chinese brothers are always welcome here in The Philippinese and Southeast Asia.

Maraming salamat ! (Excuse me for my poor Tagalog)
Have had a wonderful holiday in Cebu once, and love the food in Manila (but the traffic jam in Makati was killing me)!

 

[Pangu]

Exactly, our countrymen should seriously work on social etiquette & cultural sensitivity. Jeju is just an example, when we see signals like Thai temples banning Chinese tourists, some hi-end hotels refuse to take China tour groups, etiquette warning signs written only in simplified Chinese characters outside Louvre Palace, and many others, we should find reasons within ourselves rather than pointing fingers at other people.

It got nothing to do with big words like Cold War or Economic power, just simple people to people interaction. Respecting others, and gain their respect.

Ancient China was Nation of Etiquette (礼仪之邦), let's this heritage continue to prosper.



Maraming salamat ! (Excuse me for my poor Tagalog)
Have had a wonderful holiday in Cebu once, and love the food in Manila (but the traffic jam in Makati was killing me)!

Yah, even in Singapore I see some unpleasant things done by our countrymen, so I can understand how the Koreans feel, but new arrivals' attitude has gotten better through the years so there's hope, lol.

 

[powastick]

Yah, even in Singapore I see some unpleasant things done by our countrymen, so I can understand how the Koreans feel, but new arrivals' attitude has gotten better through the years so there's hope, lol.

Yeah, i have seen those myself too.

 

[Pangu]

Yeah, i have seen those myself too.

Old habits die hard my friend lol.

 

[Aepsilons]

Have had a wonderful holiday in Cebu once, and love the food in Manila (but the traffic jam in Makati was killing me)!

You were in Cebu, buddy?

 

[Shotgunner51]

You were in Cebu, buddy?

Yup, once, at Shangri-la resort, soooo good, must try

 

[Aepsilons]

Yup, once, at Shangri-la resort, soooo good, must try

Hahaha, big balling! The last time i was there i stayed at the Crown Regency for a week. Ever been to the Daoist Temple?

PS. Cebu has a lot of Huaren there, lots of good friends i have there are Chinese-Filipinos.

 

[Shotgunner51]

Hahaha, big balling! The last time i was there i stayed at the Crown Regency for a week. Ever been to the Daoist Temple?

PS. Cebu has a lot of Huaren there, lots of good friends i have there are Chinese-Filipinos.

Daoist Temple? I might have missed that.

Was too focused on swimming, spa and playing! ...

 

[Aepsilons]

Daoist Temple? I might have missed that.

Was too focused on swimming, spa and playing! ...

Yes! Whenever i stop by Cebu i always make my way here, plus you get a beautiful view of the island as the temple is located on top of a mountain.

the entrance,

 

[Shotgunner51]

Yes! Whenever i stop by Cebu i always make my way here, plus you get a beautiful view of the island as the temple is located on top of a mountain.

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the entrance,

Wow looks good!

 

[powastick]

Exactly, our countrymen should seriously work on social etiquette & cultural sensitivity. Jeju is just an example, when we see signals like Thai temples banning Chinese tourists, some hi-end hotels refuse to take China tour groups, etiquette warning signs written only in simplified Chinese characters outside Louvre Palace, and many others, we should find reasons within ourselves rather than pointing fingers at other people.

It got nothing to do with big words like Cold War or Economic power, just simple people to people interaction. Respecting others, and gain their respect.

Ancient China was Nation of Etiquette (礼仪之邦), let's this heritage continue to prosper.



Maraming salamat ! (Excuse me for my poor Tagalog)
Have had a wonderful holiday in Cebu once, and love the food in Manila (but the traffic jam in Makati was killing me)!

I heard of China blacklisting poor behavior. Is any step taken to educate tourist? This kind of stuff should be ingrain starting from childhood.

 

[Jlaw]

Exactly, our countrymen should seriously work on social etiquette & cultural sensitivity. Jeju is just an example, when we see signals like Thai temples banning Chinese tourists, some hi-end hotels refuse to take China tour groups, etiquette warning signs written only in simplified Chinese characters outside Louvre Palace, and many others, we should find reasons within ourselves rather than pointing fingers at other people.

It got nothing to do with big words like Cold War or Economic power, just simple people to people interaction. Respecting others, and gain their respect.

Ancient China was Nation of Etiquette (礼仪之邦), let's this heritage continue to prosper.



Maraming salamat ! (Excuse me for my poor Tagalog)
Have had a wonderful holiday in Cebu once, and love the food in Manila (but the traffic jam in Makati was killing me)!

There is a saying in the west, 'money cannot buy class'.

 

[tonyget]

Yah, even in Singapore I see some unpleasant things done by our countrymen, so I can understand how the Koreans feel, but new arrivals' attitude has gotten better through the years so there's hope, lol.

I don't think that's very relevant , xenophobic sentiment is not correlated with foreigner's etiquette or wealth.

 

[Shotgunner51]

I heard of China blacklisting poor behavior. Is any step taken to educate tourist? This kind of stuff should be ingrain starting from childhood.

Yeah I heard the blacklisting too, not sure about the details though. I think the media, and the opinion leaders, should set examples to spread influence on proper tourist behavior.

There is a saying in the west, 'money cannot buy class'.

Well said bro.

Ancient China, till 1930's, despite being a warring state (or a land of many states), was also a nation of etiquette (礼仪之帮), where the respected elites are supposed to be well-groomed individuals/families (知书达理/书香世代/名门世家). A friend of mine, who's doing business in luxury goods, once thought about investing into an up-market media corp aiming to promote some traditional values (e.g. the royal/noble spirit originated in Beijing/Tianjin, the gentleman spirit deep-rooted in Shanghai/HK) to the newly rich and wealthy. Frankly speaking, currently most media in China are run by technocrats instead of artists/intellects, that's not helping to cultivate the values/behavior of the citizens.