Sinocentrism at its worst

10 Aug Musings

Antonia says:

The purpose of this post is to point out an unforgettable (but decidedly daft) opinion from one of the guys, who gushed about historical sites and the extensive Chinese empire of bygone days:

You notice, we were never a “bowing” culture. People bow to show respect and awe for superiors, but only like a servant bowing to his lord. Bowing is for lowly serfs. Ordinary Chinese people don’t bow to each other. I mean, not to every Tom, Dick and Harry they meet. Not like the Japanese or Koreans, who bow to everyone, regardless of status. That kind of mentality has been in practice for so many centuries. I think it began when they were lowly ancient states, in comparison to the Chinese empire. Chinese contributed so much to Japan and Korea, like our language and traditions. Japan even paid tribute to us in the old days. That shows we’re actually a more sophisticated and confident race. We don’t bow every second or grovel at people’s feet but walk and talk with confidence. I’m definitely proud to be Chinese in that sense.

A rant about nationalistic friends who said Chinese is not a bowing culture.

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