American netizens are discussing: Which aspects of Chinese culture are most difficult for Westerners to understand?

Chinese people treat many foreigners very warmly. But being a true friend is another story.

Becoming someone’s friend means that you automatically enter a circle of friends who often hang out together. It’s difficult to be part of a circle because it requires you to be friends with most of the people in the circle.

In order to get acquainted with everyone in your circle, you will soon be invited to attend a luncheon (mostly lunches for many people in the West are simple meals). Even people you just met for 5 minutes will invite you to their home.

Once you are part of a circle, you are truly friends, and you are expected to participate in group activities and spend a lot of time with the friends in your circle. Sometimes two circles merge, and one circle splits into two because of different interests.

I know you will say who doesn’t love money. But have you ever heard anyone say, "I can't date him because he has no money."? I've heard it many times.

The richer you are in China, the friendlier people will be to you. Not only that, if a man wants to get married, he should have a house, a car and money. Asking you if you have money for an RV is a very common question in China, even for foreigners.

I will always remember this quote about what to expect from a husband: “I would rather cry on a BMW than laugh on a bicycle.”

Rich racial discrimination.

I can’t count how many times I’ve seen job advertisements that say “only white people”. Even when I was working in a club to attract clients, there was a special rule: “There will be an extra bonus for every 4 people you recruit ( Chinese and black people don’t count)”.

Most of them pursue white priority. At the same time, they think black people are poorer than white people so they don’t want to make friends with black people.

A Chinese friend of mine chatted with a Madagascar girl for a while, and then ran over to her boyfriend and said, "How can I make friends with black people?"

This is enough to explain the problem. .

Why are you squatting on the toilet?

Why walk backwards.

Most Chinese people are very rational, but they believe in traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, which have little scientific proof.

The hair dryer blows all parts of the body, but not the hair.

Why go out in pajamas.

Why you should clear out the original decoration after buying an apartment.

Why is Hainan’s tourism and hospitality industry unwilling to recruit local Hainanese?

The concept of a red envelope

Explain it to those who don’t understand: a red envelope is a red envelope with money inside. Used for special events, such as weddings, births, further studies, Spring Festival, etc.

Okay, I can understand giving someone a gift when they get married or graduate, it’s not a problem. But now there are too many red envelopes. For example, "Did you pass the exam? Here's a red envelope for you" or receiving a red envelope from a friend on Valentine's Day... What does this mean?

The trend of red envelopes has even led WeChat to add a special red envelope function.