Survey: Chinese Manners

The following graph is one of the most-viewed photos today on Yahoo! Japan‘s news section:

chinese manners

It shows the results of a survey that asked Chinese people what manners they would most like to see improved in their country. The results are divided by city: orange for Shanghai, red for Beijing, and green for Guangzhou.

The results from left to right are translated as follows:

spitting / hawking up phlegm
waiting in/forming lines
standing and urinating [in public]
talking in a loud voice on the street
driving
getting in and out of elevators & trains
talking on mobile phones while riding trains
cheering at sporting events

Surveys about Japan previously translated on What Japan Thinks show some of these manner issues are problems for Japanese people [see: Worst Loud chat and naughty children biggest train annoyances, What makes Japanese men run a mile, and What makes Japanese women run a mile.] Hawking phlegm is also a pretty nasty problem here, myself having heard a very loud phlegm-hawking on the street this morning….

Ale

1. hocking up phlegm
2. waiting in/forming lines
3. standing and urinating
4. talking in a loud voice on the street
5. driving
6. getting in and out of elevators & trains
7. talking on mobile phones while riding trains
8. cheering at sporting events

1. Not only does it apply to China, but also europe..
3. Standing and urinating: umm,, ok that’s just a shame..
other than that, the rests may be ignored
David

hocking up phlegm = spitting?

if so that’s exactly what I thought when I went to china! People spitting everywhere. People cutting in line at the train station was also a big problem.

It’s strange that Chinese people in the west are always quite and very polite, but people in mainland China are bastards.

http://www.japanprobe.com James

Oops. Should be “hawking up,” which means to spit. I also experienced a lot of spitting when I visited Shanghai, almost getting hit once or twice.

David

Ah ok. Can’t say I’ve ever noticed spitting being a problem in Japan or Europe tho…

The Overthinker

It’s the queueing for getting on trains that annoyed me the most. Despite clear signs….
rei

Making poison foods
Earth Lover

No. 3 should be translated as “Urinating in Public, in the open”
(not just standing up, which is what men do, but I’m sure some kids still urinate in public too to this day, including little girls. I’ve seen them do it in San Francisco’s Chinatown, for crying out loud! (no joke – right there on the sidewalk behind a car).
kabocha5000

Driving?? Indeed! How DARE people drive! The nerve!
http://mf.rox.com MF

Beijing is the phlegm capital of China!
JW

You were right the first time! It is “hocking up phlegm” as in to scrape up the sticky gunk in your throat and spit it out. I only do it when I’m sick but it’s probably more necessary in china with their air quality problems. Still disgusting to spit on the pavement though.
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