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Q: Is "Face" a measurable quantity?
just wondering
is it good to know white guys?
is it good to travel?
is it good eat out?
is it good to have more than 1 child? balk the system?
is it good to have a car?
is i good to know how to drive the car?
is it good to live on the 4th floor?
what is important in gathering "face" with your compatriots?
drinking shitty tea that a friend of a friend of a friend got from the mayor seems to be the shit
Like greed, fear, "face" is not really directly measurable but indirectly, yes.
How much "face" you have is reflected in how many "chess pieces" you can move, from not having to line-up at whatever queue to vacating an entire restaurant without paying anything because the consequences of not obeying you is serious enough.....
This is a product of tyranny, guanxi, corruption, the need to being flattered / worshiped / obeyed / respected.....etc. It is the ultimate (inferior) slaves' (communists too) vendetta dream ---- "now is my turn to screw you". It also is what the cultural revolution is really about. Very dark, deep undercurrents beneath this "face" thing with Mainlanders, guanxi network, manipulations, greed, raw violence, unscrupulous, soul-less. The observable behaviors are for everyone to see. People have eyes.
