The place to ask China-related questions!
Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Shenzhen Chengdu Xi'an Hangzhou Qingdao Dalian Suzhou Nanjing More Cities>>

Categories

Close
Welcome to eChinacities Answers! Please or register if you wish to join conversations or ask questions relating to life in China. For help, click here.
X

Verify email

Your verification code has been sent to:

Didn`t receive your code? Resend code

By continuing you agree to eChinacities's Privacy Policy .

Sign up with Google Sign up with Facebook
Sign up with Email Already have an account? .
Posts: 3025

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Q: Doers or followers ?

In Western cultures, you more or less see an equal split between doers and followers.  And so there is no mistake, "doers" are those willing to lead, to jump on an opportunity and make the best out of it, who will not deviate from their goals until achiving them, who take comand of a situation and will guide others in achiving his goals.  And fowwollers are the reverse, those content to sit back, and do the bare minimum in order to get by.

That said, In USA, called by many the Land of Opportunity, it is not that it is the only place where opportunities may arise, but maybe it is the place where many will recognize the opportunity and make the best out of it.

To me, very unfortunately, I do not see manhy "doers" in China.  I am not saying they do not have them, because they do.  But I do not see about an equal split like in many Western societies.

Am I mixing with the wrong people, or am I all wet, or am I correct in my opinion?

12 years 10 weeks ago in  Lifestyle - China

 
Answers (2)
Comments (1)
Posts: 1630

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

In my experience, even the doers don't really do much.

Simon Says, "This is a country trained from childhood to follow the leader"

Report Abuse
12 years 10 weeks ago
 
Posts: 1968

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Perhaps it is just how the country operates philosophically.  There is a saying in Japanese about the nail that sticks out on the wall should be pounded in and I have asked my Chinese friends if there is something similar and they have said yes.  Perhaps it is just the Asian way of doing things.  I saw the same patterns in Japan as I see here.

There is competition here, for a fact, and there are shakers and movers an doers, but it tends to be done Chinese-style, I believe, in ways a lot more subtle and in ways that often go unnoticed to Western eyes and ears.

xinyuren:

I have to agree with your comment. While the majority of folk here are followers, There is plenty of doing going on. As you said, their tactics are just very different. I learned this as I am currently helping someone to set up business here. The Asian and Western ways are very divergent.

12 years 10 weeks ago
Report Abuse
Report Abuse
12 years 10 weeks ago
 
Know the answer ?
Please or register to post answer.

Report Abuse

Security Code: * Enter the text diplayed in the box below
Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <img> <br> <p> <u>
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Textual smileys will be replaced with graphical ones.

More information about formatting options

Forward Question

Answer of the DayMORE >>
A:  "... through ..."?  Only "through" comes to mind is "S
A: "... through ..."?  Only "through" comes to mind is "Shenzhen agent can connect you with an employer, who's authorized to hire waigouren ... and can sponsor Z visa." It's not like every 10th person you meet in Shenzhen's hood can sponsor work visa ...  The only way to change from student to labourer visa is just a regular way by: 1. Finding an employer, who'll apply for an Invitation letter; 2. Exit China and apply for Z visa in your home country's Chinese embassy; 3. Enter China in 30-days after Z visa was stamped into your travelling instrument ...As I am aware, you won't be able to switch to Working permit by remaining in China....,so make ready for a return to your home .... -- icnif77