Posted on 11/10/2014 3:20:47 PM PST by mojito
Everything in the east (almost said orient) is about face. Losing face is a disaster. There are no accidents when it comes to saving or losing face.
It was a tremendous sign of disrespect.
Gum-chewing, limo-eschewing Obama riles some Chinese
“...Obama emerged from his car chewing gum; he's a well-known user of Nicorette, the smoking-cessation gum. But Chinese Internet users, accustomed to the highly formal standards of their stiff party leadership, quickly characterized the leader of the world's most powerful nation as an impolite “idler,” or careless “rapper.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/11/10/obama-gum-chewing-riles-some-chinese/18801757/
You guys laugh now, but in 2 years when he’s Grand Caliph of ISIS, it’ll be a different story...
Where is the Wookie? Michelle had a big china trip with her posse in March but there must still be some shopping to be had.
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