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Ah, the Classic 'Diyu Hei' (Regional Bashing) Flame War on My WeChat Moments

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    Bonnie Beatty
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    She even made a point of saying people from Suzhou are much more cultured than Cantonese people. Well, I certainly didn't see that in her.

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      I know a couple of people from Hefei who are always showing off and really look down on Guangdong. They say Guangdong is some unknown little place, worse than Hefei in every way – Hefei forever! I'm not saying Hefei is bad, but this kind of trash-talking to big themselves up is just speechless... And many outsiders say Guangzhou is exclusionary, but honestly, I think locals everywhere tend to be a bit wary of outsiders.

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        Ms. Thelma DuBuque-Rolfson
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        How bizarre. Haven't they heard of 'Bei-Shang-Guang' (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou)? Guangzhou and Shenzhen are first-tier cities, right next to Hong Kong and Macau. I don't know where they get their sense of superiority from. 'Frog in a well' is the perfect description for them.

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          Eunice Rutherford
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          I'm specifically calling out the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region. Most of the people badmouthing Guangdong are from these places. It's insane.

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            Kristopher Schultz PhD
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            And Hubei too....

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              Edith Friesen
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              They're already engaging in regional discrimination... What more is there to say?

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                Kevin Harris
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                If they've got the guts, they should report it to the central government and apply to not use a single cent of Guangdong's money.

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                  Kelley Balistreri
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                  If they despise regional discrimination so much, then maybe they shouldn't come to Guangzhou to work for Guangdong people. They can just go back to their 'wonderful' hometowns.

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                    Mr. Philip Hudson
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                    I once saw a comment saying, 'Without us outsiders, would Guangdong's GDP be so high?' I was speechless when I read that.

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                      Joseph Thompson
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                      Bashing Guangdong is a sure way to get clicks.

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                        Ethel Morissette
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                        True. Someone posted something badmouthing Guangdong on Xiaohongshu, and they deleted it themselves shortly after. Probably got flamed.

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                          Alejandro Runolfsdottir
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                          Have you noticed? In threads badmouthing Guangdong, the most active IPs are usually from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

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                            Misty Anderson DDS
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                            It's because their GDP is always ranked behind ours, so deep down they're salty and try every way to badmouth us.

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                              Carmen Willms
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                              Pick-ups at Guangzhou South Station are at designated spots. There are rules about where you can get in a car. It's really not the driver trying to give you a hard time; it's possible you were in a no-stopping zone.

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                                Katrina Ziemann
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                                Besides, hailing a cab at the high-speed rail station makes you an easy target. Guangzhou's subway is so well-developed; if the taxi drivers don't rip you off, who will they rip off?

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                                  Arnold Predovic
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                                  It feels like the entire internet is bashing Guangdong.

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                                    Faye O'Conner
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                                    I just assume anyone stirring up regional hate is a troublemaker, possibly paid to stir things up.

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                                      Courtney Hickle Jr.
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                                      See one, report one.

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