07.01.08
Chinese are just as lazy as Americans
You’ve heard it said that Chinese will surpass the US because they are willing to work so damn hard (for less money, under tougher circumstances, for the sake of national glory, etc.) Well, China will continue its ascent, but lets dispell this notion that the people here work so much harder than Americans or Europeans.
Evidence? A survey currently running on www.highpk.com is asking Chinese people whether people to choose their preference:
1. “work to live / overtime is basically a pressure that hides the enjoyment of life“(工作为了生活 — 加班根本就是一种压榨，剥夺了生活的乐趣)
2. “live to work — overtime is an expression of my hard work and is the elevator to success” (活着为了工作 — 加班是我努力工作的表现，是通往成功的阶梯).
Well, as of right now, with nearly 15,000 votes/comments in, a whopping 90% take option #1, that working is to support life but not more.
And living in China, I believe it. People here are not cramming every minute of the day to work harder and do better. Heck, even the designer of the story image took shortcuts. See how he mixed up the English with the Chinese in the picture above? “Work to live” and “live to work” are in the wrong places. Obviously that dude was not OTing to get his image done correctly.