[Quix]

WOW, Where did you first run into this idea?

You are the first person I recall even giving it the least credence.

It seems to me that people who pooh-pooh such out of hand have little real awareness of the Chinese mentality or pride.

Thanks for your comment.

[RightWhale]

Where did you first run into this idea?

That I can't say; many years ago. How old the idea is I don't know, but I assume it is ancient, at least hundreds of years.