DPP's Tsai Ing Wen elected Taiwanese president.

[easter bunny]

They are trying to become a consumer society just like the West, but the people prefer to save.

I wonder if that has something to do with the younger generation in the west being used to having everything so they don't feel the need to save like the older generation did.

The way I understand it is even young Chinese are good savers compared to say Koreans who pile up debt for cosmetics.

 

Selflessness vs selfishness? Communism vs capitalism?  ac_umm

[Anonymous]

The people in Taiwan are some of the friendliest and most hospitable people in the far East. I always had a good time in Taiwan.

[Anonymous]

They are trying to become a consumer society just like the West, but the people prefer to save.

I wonder if that has something to do with the younger generation in the west being used to having everything so they don't feel the need to save like the older generation did.

The way I understand it is even young Chinese are good savers compared to say Koreans who pile up debt for cosmetics.

 

Selflessness vs selfishness? Communism vs capitalism?  ac_umm

WTF??  Two different countries, different history, different social conditioning. You see everything through Western ideological eyes.

[easter bunny]

They are trying to become a consumer society just like the West, but the people prefer to save.

I wonder if that has something to do with the younger generation in the west being used to having everything so they don't feel the need to save like the older generation did.

The way I understand it is even young Chinese are good savers compared to say Koreans who pile up debt for cosmetics.

 

Selflessness vs selfishness? Communism vs capitalism?  ac_umm

WTF??  Two different countries, different history, different social conditioning. You see everything through Western ideological eyes.

Well I was raised in the west. I'm just thinking out loud right now, not really drawing any conclusions yet. It just seems to me that if you've been through tough times you'd be more likely to save your money. Most westerners (myself included) have never seen really tough times so it's a hard thing to imagine.

[Anonymous]

^Ur getting warmer, but there's much more to it than that.

[easter bunny]

I'm listening. =)

[Anonymous]

I'm listening. =)

What, you want me to write 5000 years of history??

[easter bunny]

Can you condense it to 140 characters? =P

[Anonymous]

Can you condense it to 140 characters? =P

Can't do it so no hashtag.  Frugality is a virtue and it has nothing to do with Mao/commies. It been taught for thousands of years. The classic Chinese text Dao De Jing states that the three greatest treasures one can have are love, frugality, and generosity. Frugality is really an integral part of the Chinese culture.

[easter bunny]

Can you condense it to 140 characters? =P

Can't do it so no hashtag.  Frugality is a virtue and it has nothing to do with Mao/commies. It been taught for thousands of years. The classic Chinese text Dao De Jing states that the three greatest treasures one can have are love, frugality, and generosity. Frugality is really an integral part of the Chinese culture.

I like that.  ac_smile

[Anonymous]

The people in Taiwan are some of the friendliest and most hospitable people in the far East. I always had a good time in Taiwan.

I've heard foreigners say that and I've also heard tourists say it is aesthetically disappointing.