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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 5:53 pm
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Originally Posted by tycosiao
Everything happens for a reason here in China.

Most of the time, convenience and selfishness are mostly the reasons.
True, but keep in mind it's a dog eat dog world, if there were this many people where we came from (US, Europe, Singapore) we'd start acting like that too.

I find myself acting very unAmerican in China. And when I come back to the US for visits, I do things I never would have done prior to coming to China.
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