There's this concept of "ask culture" vs "guess culture", where in "ask culture" it's considered fine to ask for whatever and equally fine to say no, and in "guess culture" asking is an imposition and you should really only ask for something if you're sure the answer will be "yes". My impression is that China is quite heavily "guess culture", more so than the West. What's your take on this?
What's the mainstream music industry like? These posts give the impression it's pretty similar to American pop star dynamics. Are there any interesting/notable differences? Are idol groups as culturally relevant as in, say, Japan or Korea? (Also do you have any singer/band recommendations)?
That stay-at-home dad guy is really insightful!
Can you explain a bit how the "hukou" system works and why it exists?
There's this concept of "ask culture" vs "guess culture", where in "ask culture" it's considered fine to ask for whatever and equally fine to say no, and in "guess culture" asking is an imposition and you should really only ask for something if you're sure the answer will be "yes". My impression is that China is quite heavily "guess culture", more so than the West. What's your take on this?
What's the mainstream music industry like? These posts give the impression it's pretty similar to American pop star dynamics. Are there any interesting/notable differences? Are idol groups as culturally relevant as in, say, Japan or Korea? (Also do you have any singer/band recommendations)?
What sort of image does China have of what the West is like? Any common misconceptions?