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Really? Don't generalize. You haven't seen the Queens, NY Chinese ghettos. They are filthy, the people there never bother to learn English, all the signs are in Chinese, and they practice their old-country cruelty to animals. Their god is MONEY and how to amass the most. I have to tell old Chinese women to beat it when I catch them trying to raid my recycling can for bottles to redeem. I redeem them myself; who wants bum-looking strangers right up by your porch going through your garbage? Oh yeah, and then there's the "hotels" in very dubious places, like in the end of a cul de sac full of lumberyards and plumbing supplies stores. Obviously hot sheet "hotels" run by Chinese.

Of course, there are plenty of Chinese in Queens who achieve very high academic records in school, run above-board businesses and make good neighbors. But don't stereotype all Chinese here as "model citizens". You'll be first shocked, then disappointed.

What is sickening? Well, I live where there are many. I know they are Chinese because my Chinese students taught me the difference between Chinese and NON-Chinese. The Chinese have perfectly ROUND nostrils. The rest of the human race has oblong or NOT-round nostrils. It is true. Ask'em.

1. They don't seem to take care of their yards. If you see a DUMP of a yard, the owners are quite probably Chinese. Their yards also never seem to be watered so whatever plants are there are sad, dry and weed-ridden. This doesn't apply, of course, to those Chinese who might have gardeners.
2. They don't seem to take care of their houses. If you see a house that DESPERATELY needs paint and you're in a nice neighborhood of well-painted homes, the unpainted one probably belongs to Chinese.

In my opinion, and it's just an opinion, the Chinese WILL spend a ton of money on education--for their SONS. I don't ever have the feeling that they spend the same on their daughters. But, I don't know that.
Also, cleanliness COSTS and the Chinese don't want to spend money on it. It appears to be a waste of money for them. They WILL spend a TON of money on a new car or three, especially if numba one son wants a new car. I DON'T see the daughters driving around in ANY cars, old or new.

Conclusion: The Chinese and Americans have VERY, very different world views. When I used to go to the big fancy Chinese restaurants I was told never to sit by the wall, as the cockroaches will come scampering up the walls. I was to sit in the center of the room, FAR away from the kitchen.

By the way #1: the CIA's Chinese in America, are VERY different than the ABC's, American-born Chinese. The ABC's are pretty much like the rest of Americans.

btw #2: When the Chinese first came into the athletic arena their athletes didn't do very well. THEIR answer to that was that meat was very expensive to "grow" and their military got whatever meat there was. NOW, they say, their military AND athletes get whatever meat there is. Their athletes do VERY well now.