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Do you want to be Chinese?Posted by Joel Martinsen, September 11, 2006 9:31 PM
 Patriotism demanded a similar poll in China. Netease took up the charge, and on 4 September launched a poll that currently has the following results: In a future life, would you be willing to be Chinese? 38.1%: No, because Chinese people get no respect. The blog Pro State in Flames noted the existence of this poll, but implied that it had already been closed. In the comments to that blog post, however, was the following chain email:
Top-rated comments to the Netease poll are relatively sober musings on the meaning of patriotism with swipes tossed in at ruthless businessmen and corrupt officials. "Don't ask what I should do for my country - ask what my country has done for me that I should love it" is currently the top comment out of nearly 750. The poll itself may be meaningless, but individual responses and the reactions they receive can be interesting, at least until the whole thing is finally pulled offline. UPDATE: And it's been pulled offline. Two Netease editors have been let go, possible as a result of this poll. See Shanghaiist for details. Links and Sources
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Comments on Do you want to be Chinese?
The best part about this slow-news-day story?
The Google ad that was attached to it:
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That AdSense engine is just too damn spooky by half...
I do not think "In a future life" is the correct translation for "如果有来生"，they are different meanings. in my opionion, "如果有来生" should be translated to "if you have a second life".
i wonder what the results would be if they did this in HK and Taiwan. i think the cultural changes (driven by economics) may be causing lots of growing pains.
This rocks -- I'm reading through the comments on the poll now and positively squealing with glee.
I am a chinese boy. I am 14 ye old.In our country.Many many people are love own country.But a few persons are very bad, because he is break the chinese 名誉, and these :
38.1%: No, because Chinese people get no respect.
17.4%: No, because you can't afford a house in China, and the good life is too far off.
0.4%: No, because you can't see good cartoons in China.
0.7%: No, because you can't make spoof videos in China.
7.8%: No, no reason.
6.3%: Yes, I want to be a descendant of the dragon.
1.7%: Yes, because China's economy is developing and the future is bright.
This was page 's writed making spoof videos ,
6.7%: Yes, because China's long history and vast culture fills me with pride.
2.7%: Yes, because I'm currently pretty happy, and I trust it will be the same in the future.
18.2%: Yes, because I love my homeland, no other reason.
Well, i think it is a Privilege of being a chinese
I am a 17 yr. old Half chinese boy here in the Philippines, There may be many insults, controversies and bad news about Chinese people and Especially the Country itself
but to tell you all the truth
in CHINA
you can see the number of people roaming around
inside the country
exploring
seeing
and
searching more
of what china is all about
1,329,740,000 is the total population in China
and the number of people in the world is estimated to be about 6.77 billion
i think it is 19.66% of the world's population
meaning no matter how many people would try to destroy CHINA'S name they remain calm, "NO BOASTING" of what they have right now
but i would like all the people to have a piece of my mind
and a big example of it is here in the Philippines no business, no projects, no companies, or incorporation could continue without having any help from Chinese People
to tell you all obviously CHINESE PEOPLE OWN ALL OF THE LEADING COMPANIES AND BUSINESS HERE
and i know there are Chinese people who dominate other countries
My mom a Chinese But raised as a FILIPINO do not boast what she had, but Filipinos after succeeding their business is as if they forgot the person who help them
I want to speak for my mom and Internet is one of the greatest place to say it
There may be traditions and customs that looks awkward but through it all this what makes a Chinese a hard-working person.