Just Back from Shanghai: Here's the Real Deal
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Exactly. Shanghai is a huge city, and young people have long commutes. You can be sitting on the subway for a very long time, so who wants to stand? However, we will still give up our seats to the elderly, weak, sick, or disabled. But if it's an able-bodied 'auntie' or 'uncle' who looks perfectly fine, I'm less inclined to give up my seat – I can't even keep up with their square dancing!
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Actually, those are often highly educated non-locals working in Shanghai. Shanghai natives, on the other hand, can be quite fond of taking advantage of others. My colleague rented a place in Tianlin, and their native Shanghainese neighbor secretly tapped into their electricity to steal power.
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I went to Melbourne once, and some white people there gave me the middle finger.
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Shanghainese people love taking advantage of others the most.
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That's just outrageous! Or perhaps you're the one who enjoys taking advantage of others so much?
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Shanghainese people don't split the bill (go AA) at family gatherings. At most, they take turns hosting, and they often even fight over who gets to pay the bill.
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You must be talking about eating small wontons, right?
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My experience after a few days of traveling in Shanghai is that I never want to come back! I'm from Hefei, Anhui, and when I first got here, people were dismissive and looked annoyed when I tried to buy things or ask questions. It's hard to adjust when you're used to your own city. Plus, things are expensive here – though if you're rich, you can disregard what I just said. In summary, there's no human warmth here, and contrary to what some might say, they do take advantage of people. They might be clean, but I don't think they have much in the way of good manners or 'quality'.
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A lack of human warmth – that's what I've truly felt during my trip to Shanghai. Even the security guards in residential communities act all high and mighty.
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'Shanghainese people don't like to take advantage of others?' Are you serious? That made me laugh.
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They really do take petty advantages. As someone in e-commerce, I can tell you that many customers from Shanghai are quick to threaten you with bad reviews!
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I was quite disappointed after coming to Shanghai. I met several people who weren't very nice and even tried to rip me off.
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I just went out for one evening, and the people I encountered really weren't great.
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I don't quite agree with point 5. I've been to Shanghai, but I feel that people in Beijing generally have better manners than people in Shanghai.
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I prefer the personality of people from Northern China.
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Shanghainese people are f***ing hollow. They rely entirely on material possessions to fill their inner emptiness because they have no real emotions to speak of. Money is what maintains their relationships 90% of the time; only 10% is genuine feeling. I recently saw some posts complaining about Shanghainese people, and I thought they hit the nail on the head.