Bad behavior and lack of education

Don't do to others what you would not have them do to you. Never commit a sin, no matter how petty it is. And never consider yourself to be above doing a good deed, no matter how negligible.

Our sagas have left us a series of sayings meant to teach us how to behave. Nowadays, it seems that some Chinese have completely forgotten these admonitions and have taken to acting in any way they want on any particular occasion. Among those showing such a tendency are the two passengers who came to fisticuffs on Sunday on a Swiss International Airline flight, leading the crew onboard to turn the plane back.

According to an old saying, disgrace comes to people not by force but through invitation. Without showing concern for their fellow passengers, the two Chinese men brought shame on themselves and tarnished the image of the Chinese people. True, liquor played a role in the fight. But the men, if they were decent and sensible, should have known in the first place to not drink too much before boarding an airplane.