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OMG CHINA BASED?!

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[–] goat 49 points 1 month ago (42 children)

you know i'm beginning to think china might not be very communist.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

In my 6 visits to China I was always struck with how ultra capitalist it is. Everyone is hustling and the religion is money, far beyond in the US

[–] goat 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's always a bit of a culture shock. What are some of the things you saw?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not OP and I haven't been in a decade but every time in the past I went I was always shocked by how much bribery or "gift giving" was ingrained into the culture. I heard it's less of a thing now though but I cannot confirm.

[–] goat 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think I heard about this, you're expected to haggle for the price of everything you buy? Shopping takes ages

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

There are western style malls in China that you do not haggle in. There are also big brand stores. It's only really small malls and like street vendors where haggle and only for specific types of items usually. Like you don't haggle food for instance.

That being said, you do haggle a lot especially when shopping at mom and pop (usually clothing) stores.

[–] goat 2 points 1 month ago

how peculiar

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Something transitional state something something "It's definitely not just Dengism"

[–] goat 8 points 1 month ago

something something trust the plan guys something something any day now

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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[–] goat 3 points 1 month ago

This is what Marx envisioned!

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