Humans aren’t very good at getting to grips with differences, so on
moving to China I found myself hit with a sedingly natural tendency to generalise those around me. There are many reasons for stereotypes and why they persist – some certainly make more sense than others – but stereotypes, like syphilis, are not things we should spread around. It’s way too easy to put everyone in the same box. When you first move to China you’ll see a Chinese person spit on the street and decide all Chinese people hock loogies just the same. In no time you’ll be thinking that spitting mus...
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