Actually...it's not. "Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own culture." Ethnocentrism implies no sort of cultural superiority. As for the Eskimo example, they have many single words to describe snow. You're using english "phrases" composed of more than one word in most cases, to describe snow. So fail on that.
So many dictionaries have various meanings of the same word. As for two word definitions of a single word, the word count increase by one. What's the big deal in that?
Magnificent_Bastard;25066 said:
You DO realize that being Chinese is also just a genetic trait, do you not?
So first it's the hair, the skin and then the eyes and now it's a ethnic descriptor. Really, is biological sciences that emense?
Magnificent_Bastard;25066 said:
Many people have visited DisneyLand too, what's your point? And originally, I was saying that just because the Chinese don't have a word for Ethnocentrism, or any concept of it, does not mean that it doesn't exist. I don't know what the hell the Han country has to do with it.
Disney Land is a park, China is a country. So the word exists in English but not in Chinese.
Magnificent_Bastard;25066 said:
You completely missed the point here. I was saying that you celebrate your "Chinese-ness" like it's something that you worked your whole life to become. But it's just a genetic trait. You had no choice in the matter. Why have so much pride over something that is so arbitrary?
Are you working towards becoming Chinese? Do you plan on working your whole life to celebrate your "Chinese-ness" which by the way sounds like princess. I know, Chinese girls have given you pride in Chinese culture haven't they.
What's wrong with having pride in your own genetic traits and culture? I think we will all become happier people if we have something relating to ourselves to be proud of.
THIS is what's wrong with pride in things we don't control.
if you don't have time to read the whole thing, here's a poignant paragraph:
"White pride," no less than "black pride," is an illegitimate concept. It is true that many human beings who happen to be white have reached exalted goals. From Aristotle, who formulated the laws of logic, to Shakespeare, whose poetry is filled with the most beautiful language, to Newton, whose genius made possible many of the scientific advances of the modern world, there have been many white men proud of their glorious triumphs. But I, who happen to be white, have no basis for pride in what they have done. I--like all human beings--do benefit from them, but I am in no way responsible for them and therefore deserve none of the credit. Pride rests not on racial membership, but on individual accomplishment.
I'm Chinese and I don't agree with anything 中国男人 says, probably because he's not arguing his point, just dismissing everything M_B is saying, and thinking up new ways to say what he has been saying over and over again. =/ lol.
Just because something doesn't exist in the Chinese language doesn't mean it doesn't exist in life. =P
I seriously can't refute anything 中国男人 is saying now, because I'm having a hard time deciphering the words. And big surprise China Man, I'm chinese too. The difference is, I don't have Chairman Mao's face shaved into my pubes.
isnt the correct genetic marker for chinese as well as most other asians "mongoloid" or belonging to the mongoloid race??
i didnt realize that being chinese is a genetic trait, more so that being chinese is encompassing chinese cultural values and cultural characteristics?
I seriously can't refute anything 中国男人 is saying now, because I'm having a hard time deciphering the words. And big surprise China Man, I'm chinese too. The difference is, I don't have Chairman Mao's face shaved into my pubes.
The difference is you are born here in Canada as with many CBCs that cannot write Chinese in paragraphs if not pages. I am not aligned with 毛泽东 but rather 邓小平.
I'm Chinese and I don't agree with anything 中国男人 says, probably because he's not arguing his point, just dismissing everything M_B is saying, and thinking up new ways to say what he has been saying over and over again. =/ lol.
Just because something doesn't exist in the Chinese language doesn't mean it doesn't exist in life. =P
Not all Chinese get along and that is factual with this thread here. My statements are said over and over again for consistency.
There are many characters in Chinese that English does not have an equivalent meaning for.
The difference is you are born here in Canada as with many CBCs that cannot write Chinese in paragraphs if not pages. I am not aligned with 毛泽东 but rather 邓小平.
I'm aligned with Google Translate!
Also, just for the record, I'm aligned with the dark side of the force.
aahhh...I see, understandable. If an asian person says they're "banana" it means they're really "canadianized"...yellow on the outside, white on the inside.
/b/ is a popular forum on the parent image forum known as 4chan.org
4chan is a forum where users can post images anonymously, and other users can post responses. They have a lot of different forums there divided by interests, but /b/ is probably the most popular, because it's the "random" forum.
Oh, and Vonnie, did you have me pegged as a white dude? =P
The difference is you are born here in Canada as with many CBCs that cannot write Chinese in paragraphs if not pages. I am not aligned with 毛泽东 but rather 邓小平.
I can read, and write chinese damnit and I am a banana ( I feel weird saying that )
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Disney Land is a park, China is a country. So the word exists in English but not in Chinese. Are you working towards becoming Chinese? Do you plan on working your whole life to celebrate your "Chinese-ness" which by the way sounds like princess. I know, Chinese girls have given you pride in Chinese culture haven't they.
if you don't have time to read the whole thing, here's a poignant paragraph:
Just because something doesn't exist in the Chinese language doesn't mean it doesn't exist in life. =P
isnt the correct genetic marker for chinese as well as most other asians "mongoloid" or belonging to the mongoloid race??
i didnt realize that being chinese is a genetic trait, more so that being chinese is encompassing chinese cultural values and cultural characteristics?
well i just lost all my respect for you
haha :P
There are many characters in Chinese that English does not have an equivalent meaning for.
PWNED anyone?
Also, just for the record, I'm aligned with the dark side of the force.
Canadian Born Chinese
haha it's okay. i just thought it was pretty known already
Random note, dont hate!
Damn it, after spending the night on /b/ on 4chan I am starting to speak like them.
I was waiting for this, hahahah.
I still don't get what /b/ is. LOL.
and M_B is Chinese? Never would have guessed ^___^
4chan is a forum where users can post images anonymously, and other users can post responses. They have a lot of different forums there divided by interests, but /b/ is probably the most popular, because it's the "random" forum.
Oh, and Vonnie, did you have me pegged as a white dude? =P