Who will Win - America or Americanized China?

[Banana]

The Chinese want the American lifestyle, a modern lifestyle, the way they think Americans live."

China's main cities are already under siege. Kids munch Big Macs at over 130 McDonald's, content in the gaze not of Mao but "Good Uncle," a.k.a. Ronald McDonald.

This generation's appetite for fashionable products is matched by its growing earning potential. You see members of the Lucky Generation parading the latest fashions nightly at lively discos like the "New York, New York" club in Shanghai. "I come here most nights," says Willy, a 20-something trendoid dressed, like his fellow Chinese buddies, in designer black. "We like to dance and to party," he says. "We mainly like the American style."

"It's created a real bizarre schism. The government may paint a picture of America as a devil country, but the average Chinese looks at America with total fascination."

The American image is what people in China want," says Robert Lamb, a U.S. amusement-park expert who oversaw the opening of the $120 million theme park; others are planned for Chengdu, Wuhan, Beijing and Guangzhou. "Just look at the kids in China. They see American films, have American haircuts, wear blue jeans," Lamb adds. "America sells."

THE AMERICANIZATION OF CHINA

So Even If China Surpasses America in GDP, Will China still remain an American Cultural Slave and America Wins?

 

[gambit]

In the US, we have many isolated 'Chinatowns'. But in China, many of what is 'Americana' is everywhere and desired by everyone.

 

[skyknight]

In the US, we have many isolated 'Chinatowns'. But in China, many of what is 'Americana' is everywhere and desired by everyone.

Are you kidding me?
How ignorant a man says China is Americanized!
Maybe many Chinese like Hollywood movies and American Dramas(including me),
but they never think invading Iraq and Afghanistan and Killing people with drones are for freedom and democracy.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

Did you notice this was written in the 90's?

"Whatever angle they play up, advertising is a Chinese boom industry. Between 1990 and 1994, ad spending doubled each year. By 2000, ad spending should top $22 billion -- a tenfold increase over 1994 -- according to American ad agency J. Walter Thompson."

Here's some more recent information.

Student Surveys - Universum Global

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

China won't become Americanized even till the day America becomes Africanized.

BTW, the man in pic mostly like being an individual with mental issue.

Are you kidding me?
How ignorant a man says China is Americanized!
Maybe many Chinese like Hollywood movies and American Dramas(including me),
but they never think invading Iraq and Afghanistan and Killing people with drones are for freedom and democracy.

Hollywood movies are piece of trash with no taste at all, i stop watching it long time ago.

I rather watch Bollywood movies than Hollywood craps.

 

[rcrmj]

In the US, we have many isolated 'Chinatowns'. But in China, many of what is 'Americana' is everywhere and desired by everyone.

sorry we dont have viets mentality, the viets wanted to be Chinese, then french and now american, I am sorry for that

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

Also, the guy in the photo is a Japanese-American. Notice the other clients of the bar are all white.

 

[gambit]

Are you kidding me?
How ignorant a man says China is Americanized!
Maybe many Chinese like Hollywood movies and American Dramas(including me),
but they never think invading Iraq and Afghanistan and Killing people with drones are for freedom and democracy.

If that is the gist of your argument, then you failed to understand the article's point. Look around you, your leadership dumped the 'Mao suit' and dress like their Western counterparts. Your military adopted just about ALL aspects of what make a 'professional' military, from dress to behaviors to education. The list goes on and on...

 

[Rusty]

If that is the gist of your argument, then you failed to understand the article's point. Look around you, your leadership dumped the 'Mao suit' and dress like their Western counterparts. Your military adopted just about ALL aspects of what make a 'professional' military, from dress to behaviors to education. The list goes on and on...

There is noting wrong with adopting successful things form other cultures.
You adopted paper, gun powder, the compass, and Burocracy from china. Does that make you Chinese?
They key to not being "converted" is to not exhibit their mentality. And as far as I can tell, China has no plans to murder babies and innocent civilians with drones or invade countries with oil.

 

[rcrmj]

If that is the gist of your argument, then you failed to understand the article's point. Look around you, your leadership dumped the 'Mao suit' and dress like their Western counterparts. Your military adopted just about ALL aspects of what make a 'professional' military, from dress to behaviors to education. The list goes on and on...

so you are saying suit=american, and professionlism=america too? lol what a single minded China hater

There is noting wrong with adopting successful things form other cultures.
You adopted paper, gun powder, the compass, and Burocracy from china. Does that make you Chinese?
They key to not being "converted" is to not exhibit their mentality. And as far as I can tell, China has no plans to murder babies and innocent civilians with drones or invade countries with oil.

he is very confused, the thought he is american but those whites never consider viets are at the same level as them, and also he is been considered as traitor by his own race, so to sum up a miserable life with pathetic mentality

 

[Determined Tiger]

In the US, we have many isolated 'Chinatowns'. But in China, many of what is 'Americana' is everywhere and desired by everyone.

There are many "isolated" vietnamese ghetto towns not only in the U.S. but around the World too!!!

vietanmese prostitution flooding Cambodia

Nowadays there are many Vietnamese Coffee Shops in Cambodia when Cambodian people seem never drink it before. During the Vietnamese immigrants move to live in Cambodia, it seems Cambodian people are going to be lack job, lose job and have no more chance like before.

When you drive around the Toul Tompong, Kirirom, Olympec and other places in Phnom Penh location, you will see more and more the Vietnamese Coffee Shops with many Vietnamese immigrations.

Vietnamese young girl with her short skirt which is attracted Cambodian people including the students who never like drinking Coffee before here.

A young girl is from South Vietnam. She can not speak Cambodian language including counting Cambodian money, but she could live and run a shop to attract many Cambodian people to drink everyday.
A Vietnamese young girl whom run the Coffee Shop near Human Resources University said, "I do not know how many people come perday, but i have income 500 000 Riel/day."

You could see, she just runs a small Coffee Shop, but she and her family could earn more money. In accordance her incoming, 500 000 Riel is equal around 120$. It is just aday. So how she can earn per month, and year?

I have presented in this Vietnamese Coffee Shop one hour. I see the most of coffee drinking are Cambodian people whom are attracted by her short skirt and white skin.

It is so hard when Vietnamese Coffee Shops increasing from day to day, and Cambodian people still have no job, but they must spend time for coffee drinking and to see Vietnamese young girls.

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eh gambit, you too proud about your community, you think you are too "shinning" in people eyes???

 

[gambit]

There are many "isolated" vietnamese ghetto towns not only in the U.S. but around the World too!!!

You really think that is going to bother me? Who is adopting the Vietnamese ways to the extent the Chinese is eagerly taking up the American ways? You are seriously wrong if you think I have never been to China and see for myself first hand.

 

[SinoChallenger]

From the late 60s civil rights movement, through the 70s and 80s, up to the 90s at the latest, USA was not bad. But since the late 90s, everything's been downhill.

The baton has now passed to China. It's time to knock aside the present day cr@ppy military hegemon USA pretender ..... China is the true inheritor of USA's golden age a few decades ago.

 

[Nakki Nair]

If you arent attracted to women, you are gay! Period!

eh gambit, you too proud about your community, you think you are too "shinning" in people eyes???

What does community have to do anything with that? I don't conclude anything about the Cambodian community based on all the 'fun' I had in Phnom Penh a couple of months ago. Neither do I conclude anything about the Chinese community based on all the 'massages' I got from PRC girls here in Singapore.

Look at yourself before slinging mud at others.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

You really think that is going to bother me? Who is adopting the Vietnamese ways to the extent the Chinese is eagerly taking up the American ways? You are seriously wrong if you think I have never been to China and see for myself first hand.

I'm not seeing Chinese take up American ways though. The most popular car in China is Volkswagen. The most popular singer is Li Yuchun. The most popular foreign singers are Super Junior from South Korea. The most popular TV program is a dating show on Jiangsu TV. The most desired companies to work for are Chinese companies like Bank of China, ICBC, Sinopec, PetroChina and Huawei for all majors except life sciences.

The popular clothing styles are nothing like US clothing styles. I'm in L.A. I can see for myself. You can even tell Chinese and Chinese-Americans apart by just looking at them in most cases (its the Chinese Americans that are more carefree about their style). The style of music popular here is nothing like US music.

You're quoting a 90's paper.