Chapter 7_Response_ Yoyo

Chapter 7 discusses about the characteristics of high and low long term orientation. I agree with what the chapter said that china is a high LTO country. Traditionally, Chinese are strongly influenced by Confucius thoughts which promote the ideas of thrift, persistence, hierarchy of relationship, work hard etc. Those characteristics belong to long term orientation culture. On the contrary, western culture emphasizes on quick results, equality, spending and the ideas of “play hard, work hard”. It's interesting to notice that American students usually spend time on study on weekdays, and they go to parties or have other activities on Friday and Saturday. Chinese students are more likely to spend time on study and do not value too much leisure time. I also find the marriage value in high & low LTO culture is quiet interesting. The book mentions that women with high LTO culture tend to find husband, while women with low LTO culture tend to find boyfriend. (pg.241) I think it's true! When Chinese women date a boy,many of them will consider whether the boy can provide a good future for them. They look at the boy's family background, jobs, ambitions, personality, etc. However, many American women tend to emphasize the "feeling" and love between them and the boy. The current feeling and love might be more important than the estimation of future.