Small Me: A Story of Shanghai Life (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

Excerpt from Small Me: A Story of Shanghai Life

Chang's type is still to be found in the in terior of China. But those who come to the coast and meet there the Occidentals undergo a very quick metamorphosis. They come to realize that good manners, loyalty and busi ness-ethics do not pay When dealing with the Occidental who worships the almighty Dollar and generally is hypocrite enough to deny this fact when confronted with it. They learn that these very same Occidentals who speak of brotherly love, protection of the weak, clean-cut character and all the rest as is well-known from political speeches and boot-licking magazine-writers do not hesitate to break all their promises be there even the slightest danger for their worshipped pocket book They have realized that the Occi dental loves to be called an idealist but that he prefers the accumulation of Dollars to ideals.

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