Chinese Gymnasts Investigated for Cheating? Blame the USA!
Hmmm. I have to say it is very “chinese” to be deceptive to get what you want. It’s personally made me very uncomfortable, but it’s part of the culture. Friend in China, told her boss she was in the US visiting relatives so she could take a leave of absence, what she was really doing…hiding during her last two trimesters so she could have a 2nd baby. She had me send her a bunch of American goods for “gifts” to 1)prove she was in the US 2)Bribe her boss to let her keep her job.
I’ve even had to mail back “gifts” for me Dear In Laws so they could give “gifts” to their superiors to get a raise. Though they didn’t get the raise.
What does this have to do with cheating. Well, greasing the wheels to success is cultural. You can send out a bribe, but you still may not get what you want. But you have to try. Sometimes it works well, sometimes you just lose out. This is the chinese way. You just never call it deceptive.
