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Originally Posted by aron
Have you ever heard of the Chinese concept of "face"? That's what I saw with Chu & Lee. It looked formal, ritualistic. That's what I saw. Chu would lose face before Lee but not the Blendeds. Seems quite Asian to me. Likewise, who would Lee lose face to? Nobody. Again, Asian culture at work. ..................... if the Big Boss loses face, the stability of the group is threatened. Seems like fallen human (Asian) culture to me.
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Yet, perceptions can be deceiving.
Of course, I am familiar with the whole "losing face" concept. I dealt with the stereotype firsthand throughout my career. In reality, it is no different in any culture. I cannot think of a single person in any culture that wants to "lose face". I can't think of any manager or leader that wants to be embarrassed over something. I can't think of any subordinate that wants to be wrong and "lose face". I can't think of any person in this forum that wants to "lose face". Its not an Asian thing. Americans do not want to "lose face". Europeans do not want to "lose face". Neither Africans nor South Americans. Irish and Scots will not "lose face". You are closer when you say it is a human thing.
Your original assertion that abuse and mistreatment will lead to compliance as an Asian thing is misguided at best. Plug in that false assertion to the "losing face" discussion above and the outcome is the same. It seems to me, that you are playing off stereotypes to build your
anti-anything-local-church narrative. Its your MO, isn't it?
Drake