> Maybe one day he should think about resettling to China… just saying.
I mean yeah? Maybe? It's really not that hard to understand how to maintain high standing in multiple conflicting societies. Doing so in China is also not that difficult or bothersome, not any harder than maintaining good standing in a private platform like Youtube the analogy being that the arbitrary decisions follow unspoken rules but you can predict what those rules are and still have a great and endearing time. I get that we are raised not to respect that a government assumes that kind of role while tolerating private institutions that run our day to day lives operating the same way, but the assumption that day-to-day life is sooooo aggravating in China is just completely wrong.
Day to day life in China is easy if you're in a Tier 1 city, able to speak/read Chinese, don't require stable access to non-China based internet services, don't mind the pollutuon and are not black or Indian.
Even with some of these it's still OK, but it can be aggravating quickly. I feel like there is always someone in every apartment block constantly renovating and the drills on the walls never cease. Also, try transferring money put of the country. Spent more time in banks in China than all other places I've lived combined. And I speak Chinese, so most things are easier.
What about the lifestyle of an average white collar job though? Don't they generally have a similar 50-60 hour week like other East Asian countries, South Korea and Japan, that would be considered quite excessive by western standards?
> Maybe one day he should think about resettling to China… just saying.
I mean yeah? Maybe? It's really not that hard to understand how to maintain high standing in multiple conflicting societies. Doing so in China is also not that difficult or bothersome, not any harder than maintaining good standing in a private platform like Youtube the analogy being that the arbitrary decisions follow unspoken rules but you can predict what those rules are and still have a great and endearing time. I get that we are raised not to respect that a government assumes that kind of role while tolerating private institutions that run our day to day lives operating the same way, but the assumption that day-to-day life is sooooo aggravating in China is just completely wrong.