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2003-11-19 Southeast Asia

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Posted by Vlad the Muslim Impaler 2003-11-19 2:28:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Thomas Sowell mentioned in one of his books how the colonial (Brits) administrators preferred to hire the Chinese because they worked about twice as hard as the natives.Not much has changed,apparently.

Posted by El Id 2003-11-19 2:39:58 AM|| 2003-11-19 2:39:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The brits didn't like to hire the chinese because the viewed them as poor civil servants, primarily because they suspected their loyalties. They much preferred the malays and indians.

Posted by Phil_B 2003-11-19 7:31:46 AM|| 2003-11-19 7:31:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I believe they did prefer the Chinese for non-administrative "real" jobs,such as construction etc.Work ethic has never been crucial for bureucrats,after all.I may be wrong,of course.Anyone know better?

Posted by El Id 2003-11-19 8:53:21 AM|| 2003-11-19 8:53:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't know about Civil Servants, but in Indonesia, the Chinese are the disliked because they own most of the shops and businesses. It's not much different than what you see in LA where there are (in a way) similar conflicts.

Look at him, he has all that stuff, and I can't afford more than a pack of cigarettes. Same ol' story be it Jews, Americans or Chinese or whatever. If you own the stores, you automatically become The Man(TM) that the have-nots rage against.

Posted by B 2003-11-19 12:14:14 PM|| 2003-11-19 12:14:14 PM|| Front Page Top

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