扒车喵Madi Yan, lives in Paradise
Updated Nov 29
I was born in the US, but my parents are both from China, so I could count as Chinese.
And guess what? I’m not good at a lot of things.
Here is a quick list of some things I’m not good at:
我出生在美国，爸妈来自中国，我算是中国人？我不擅长的很多。以下：
Complicated math problems
Any instrument other than piano or violin
SINGING
Push-ups
Pull-ups
Sprinting
Sprinting while swimming
Breathing underwater
Public speaking
Doing hair
Talking underwater
Holding my breath for a long time
Speaking in a language other than English or Chinese (Mandarin)
Keeping track of my glasses
Any sport other than Taekwondo or swimming
….and the list goes on…
做不来复杂的数学题；除了会弹钢琴和小提琴之外，其他乐器都不会；
不会唱歌；不会俯卧撑，不会引体向上；跑不快、不会水下呼吸；
不擅长演讲、不会做头发、不会在水下长时间憋气；
说除了英语和中文以外的语言；
除了跆拳道和游泳之外，不擅长其他运动。
等等。
My point here is that everyone is different. We all have things we are good at and things we are bad at.
You can’t automatically say that all Chinese people are not good at some things or are all good at another thing.
Sure, the Chinese education system might emphasize certain subjects more than other countries (for example, my parents are really good at math) but that doesn’t mean all Chinese people are good at math.
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.
我认为每个人都存在差异，都有自己擅长和不擅长的方面。
你不能说一概而论地说哪些是中国人不擅长的，也不能笼统地说哪些是中国人擅长的。
对，中国教育体系或许比其他国家更强调某些学科，例如我爸妈的数学就很厉害，但并不是说每个中国人的数学都学得好。
每个人各有长短。
Hannah Swartz, Registered Nurse
Answered Jun 30, 2017
Baking. When I was in China, I sometimes baked cookies or other treats for my friends. They generally loved them and often asked how to make them, but were dismayed when they found out you needed an oven for the job. Most people didn’t own one.
Speaking English fluently. Please, no one get offended here. Lots of people in China speak a little English, and some speak a lot. To encounter someone fluent was very rare, though, even in Shanghai, their most international city. The languages are just too different. But the Chinese do speak English a heck of a lot better than Americans speak Chinese.
1、烘焙。我住中国时，有时候会为朋友烤饼干之类的东西。中国人一般很喜欢吃，不停地问我怎么做的，他们发现需要烤箱时，就失望了。大多数中国人没有烤箱。
2、说不来流利的英语。很多中国人会一点英语，不过英语说得流利的人很少，即使是在国际都市上海。
不过，中国人说英语要比美国人说中文好多了。
Thinking “outside the box.” Their entire language and education system revolves around memorization. It does not stress creativity. When I found myself in a situation where I needed to “think like a boy scout” and substitute an object for something other than its intended use (just an example), my friends expressed awe at my creativity. I mean, *humble face* maybe I AM creative, but they’re just generally not taught to think like that from a young age. It doesn’t mean they can’t learn to.
Telling you you’ve gained weight without actually saying it. Yeah, no. They will just tell you 🙂
3、创造性思维不足。中国的整个语言和教育体系都以死记硬背为中心。不强调创造力。当我发现自己身处要“像童子军一样思考”的环境中，用其他事物替代预期对象时，我朋友都敬畏我的创造力。我指的是，我可能有创造力。中国人从小通常不被培养这样的创造思维。这并不是说他们学不会。
4、中国人一般不会委婉地告诉你超重了。对，他们不委婉，会直接告诉你。
Samit Basu, former Unemployed
Answered Jun 26, 2017
Chinese are terrible at men’s soccer. Chinese failing at men’s soccer is legendary, and even Chinese don’t understand why Chinese men can’t play soccer.
It is not like Chinese are inherently bad at playing sports, as demonstrated by Chinese dominance in the Olympics and Chinese women’s soccer is pretty good, but Chinese men’s soccer is just plain terrible in spite of billions of dollars dumped into Chinese Super League each year.
Why is the Chinese National Soccer Team so Bad?
男足。中国男足的失败算得上神奇了，连中国人都不懂为什么中国男人踢不好足球。
中国人也不是不擅长体育，他们在奥运会上占主导地位，女足踢得也不错。但男足表现非常糟糕，即使每年数十亿美元投入中超。
为什么中国足球国家队的水平这么糟糕？
