What is a typical Shanghainese like?

Shanghai people are smart and are called "threshold experts". Shanghai people are smart and don't give a penny. This makes Shanghainese often haggle over every ounce for a little profit. In business, Shanghai businessmen are all experts. They are knowledgeable and reasonable, and they dare to argue and are good at arguing. It is not easy for Shanghainese to earn money. Smart has become an indispensable part of Shanghai businessmen's character. The shrewdness of Shanghai businessmen can be said to be in the bones.

Conceit As we all know, Shanghai people are very conceited. Shanghai people's conceit stems from Shanghai's leading position in China. In the era of planned economy, Shanghai made the greatest contribution to the national industry, and Shanghainese are also proud of it. Shanghainese who feel good about themselves look down on outsiders. Shanghainese have a special name for outsiders: countryman. In their eyes, only Shanghainese are urban people, so being able to speak fluent Shanghainese in Shanghai will benefit a lot, just like being granted consular immunity in the concession in those years, and like the bank gold card implemented today. This makes Shanghainese proud of their identity and unwilling to leave Shanghai. The so-called "Shanghai complex" has become a cultural and psychological feature of Shanghainese.

Under the influence of Shanghai's long industrial and commercial history, the philosophy of material interests has become a deep-rooted concept of Shanghai people. Shanghai people who pursue material interests will always find their best interests quickly in various complicated situations. In business activities, Shanghainese do not pay attention to non-economic factors such as face and reputation like northerners, but clearly put economic interests first. In terms of interpersonal communication, Shanghainese are more rational in interpersonal relationships. Here, you can find spiritual bosom friends, but don't expect those brothers who do everything they can. So there are many bankers, businessmen and scholars in Shanghai, but it is difficult to produce poets and military commanders. Shanghai women behave appropriately, dress calmly and speak softly, which is very feminine, but there is no "fierce woman" who is desperate for love. Shanghai men are often vilified as "little men" by the media. In fact, they know how to respect ladies and take care of their wives. They have a unique heritage of China-oriented western gentlemen.

Law-abiding, contract consciousness and strong legal concept make Shanghainese form the concept of pursuing rationality, equality and standardization. This concept makes Shanghai a very rational city today. In case of any new situation, Shanghainese tend to formulate management measures immediately, and citizens basically obey management.