Showing posts with label Western culture. Show all posts
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Monday, April 2, 2018

Why privacy is an alien concept in Chinese culture; South China Morning Post, April 2, 2018

Luisa Tam, South China Morning Post; Why privacy is an alien concept in Chinese culture

"Views on privacy differ wildly between Chinese and Western cultures. People in the West place considerable emphasis on privacy and often go to great lengths to defend it because they cherish and respect individualism. But when you talk about privacy to Chinese, a common reaction you get is: “What privacy?”"