Comments on: Don’t be a Foreign Ghost!

By: Peter Easton

Peter Easton — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:46:23 +0000

I am certainly for real Mr Vance; I’m just prepared to give my honest opinion - supported with facts and logic.

Perhaps the truth does “do harm” to many people, who are always willing to believe what they wish to be true.

I’m certainly not bitter about “everything I read on this website”, just a dose of healthy cynicism (realism). I am, however, bitter towards snobbish attitudes and I think that’s fair enough.

By: Robert Vance

Robert Vance — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:10:09 +0000

@Peter Easton,

I don’t think you’re for real. Seriously. From making ridiculous statements about non-native speakers of English to suggesting that it would be better for non-demonational churches in China to be wiped out, I sincerely hope you’re not real and hope that you’re not in any position of power or influence because you could definitely do harm. What is your story? Why are you so bitter against everything that you read on this website?

By: Peter Easton

Peter Easton — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:01:15 +0000

^ Snob

By: j.macklby

j.macklby — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:30:29 +0000

Unfortunately,there have been far too many Westerners travelling outside of their own countries over the past 30 years, due to the mass affordability of air travel, when they really have no business doing so.The citizens remaining at home must ‘ cringe’ when they see who is ‘representing’ them overseas, with their their tacky and obnoxious antics..Thirty five years ago relatively few Westerners travelled outside the borders of their own countries….Today it seems everybody travels, and often on those ‘dirt’ cheap discount holiday packages…..’ Been there, seen that, got the required tourist photo,’ seems to be the attitude to foreign travel today, or perhaps ‘If it’s Thursday, this must be ROME….There is little effort to actually do as the Romans do either, or to learn something of their history or language.
Now that China ’s citizens are becoming increasingly wealthy, and
can travel abroad in larger numbers, just as Westerners have done, it is only natural that the rest of the world is learning to disdain much of the boorish behavior of some ‘Ugly travelling Chinese’.

By: mollyL

mollyL — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:45:57 +0000

I agree with inadragon and Gavin. What is the point of traveling to foreign countries if you don’t want to learn and accept the culture you are visiting. Didn’t you ever notice as a kid that when you went to stay overnight at a friend’s house that things got done a little differently? You followed their way, and when you came home you were glad to be back where everything was “normal”? Same rule applies to our discussion, I think.

By: Gavin

Gavin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:38:14 +0000

I have lived in China for seven years and your post makes me think of two pieces of advice I was given when I first came to this tremendous country.
One was “always remember that you may be the only person a Chinese Person may ever meet from your country so they will judge your country and the people from it by you, your attitude and actions

By: inadragon

inadragon — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:15:24 +0000

I believe no matter where you are,or may travel,you should be polite and courteous to those around you all the time. If you are tidy and clean your area ,then it is a habit of yours,and it is something you always do,no one should mind if you show that you don’t expect them to clean after you. Being loud and pushy isn’t really appreciated in any country,but in some areas if a foreigner is pushy it is less acceptable,because your not really part of the countries “FAMILY”, it is like a stranger punishing your child,it is just very offensive. I believe we all are one family,all humans who live on a planet that is being destroyed because of severe abuse,but we all abuse and hurt each other one way or another every day. But we have only one earth,destroy it and everyone will die,slow and painfully.. SO STOP ALL THE PAIN AND DESTRUCTION TO EACH OTHER AND THE PLANET……..PLEASE….and be kind and nice to each others rights,and cultures.

By: Chen

Chen — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:04:12 +0000

@Robert Vance
Ok, my bad. I’ll forever shut up on posts other than those in Sino News and Vance Report

By: Robert Vance

Robert Vance — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:48:13 +0000

@Chen,

What you and others seem to overlook is that the majority of the articles that I post on this website (excluding those in Sino News and Vance Report) are targed at foreign teachers in China. That is why this website is called “The China Teaching Web.”

By: Chen

Chen — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:27:38 +0000

@Robert Vance
Nobody is trying to berate anyone here, It’s important we talk about those habits of both Chinese and foreigners, communication is what we need, Let’s keep it that way.