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Treat foreigners the same as Chinese
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-07-06 07:45 Treat foreigners the same as Chinese As a foreigner, I think it is wrong to give foreigners preferential treatment over the Chinese. What foreigners want is only to pay the amount the Chinese are charged, no more, no less. Too many times in the past I have been forced to pay extra being a foreigner. In the early 80s I had some heated discussions, refusing to pay for extra for food on trains or as admission fees at scenic spots. I pay my taxes here in China too. So let's all pay the same. Gilbert Van Kerckhove via Email No enough time on culture in a travel Comment on "Beware of travel agents" (China Daily website) I took a trip to China from the US about three years ago. Half the time was spent in shopping malls. One store in Shanghai put a rolling cabinet at the exit so that we were trapped inside. A co-worker had the same thing happen to his group a year later. We want to see more culture and less shopping. If I had the funds, I would go alone and hire a car and guide with a list for things I want to see. Ted Enrique on China Daily website Not helping bright students hurts Comment on "Let's make exceptions for real talents" (China Daily website) As a foreign teacher for the last five years at a vocational college, I recognize an exception in almost every class. The most recent was my student who should have won the citywide speech contest. His English was at such a high level in both vocabulary choice and correct pronunciation that the Chinese and English teachers/judges could not understand him, nor judge him correctly. The world of geniuses is full of exceptions, like Thomas Edison. We are wasting talents that could be used to help with China's problems, if we do not open the correct doors to these exceptions. Edison's mother, a teacher, opened his doors. There are so many great Chinese students willing to do the work. Let us be supportive so that they have more chance to contribute to China and to the world. Ron/Chang Shanyang on China Daily website (China Daily 07/06/2009 page4) |
