U: hi
M: 🙂
M: how r u?
U: i’m good
U: and you
M: Japan has a big earthquake
M: I’m ok, tks
U: i have been reading about it
M: I was arguing online. Just stopped. feel tired of it.
U: what were you arguing about?
M: one topic is: do Chinese need to so praise Japanese
M: China also had an earthquake, just one day earlier
M: 4.2 or so.
M: that one in Japan is 8.8
M: Some Chinese say that Japanese have done a good job about it and always keep in order and clean.
U: yeah….the resue and cleanup will be well organized i think
U: did you see the giant whirlpool?
U: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709856
M: I saw a bit. I heard that it’s near their nuclear power plant
U: http://www.drudgereport.com/
M: The guy I was arguing with said that some Chinese just lost self-confidence, always said others were good, even made stories to praise Japanese, to say bad about selves.
U: chinese guy?
M: of course.
M: I think that it’s a good thing to find other’s advantages. When you see the distance from others, you will improve yourself. right?
M: If you keep blind to others’ advantages, and always keep blind to your own disadvantages, you lose the chance to improve yourself.
U: i think that is good level-headed thinking
M: 😛
U: The tsunami even affected the coast of california
M: Hawaii has tsunami, right?
M: it’s a disaster
U: nothing really serious in hawaii
U: nothing like what hit japan
M: Japanese really has made this disaster well organized.
M: The scene is quite quiet, clean, and orderly.
… …
M: what do you feel about that earthquake? do you admire Japanese for it?
M: So many postings in that Chinese micro-blog website praise Japanese about this earthquake now.
U: i do not understand that question at all
U: do i admire the japanese for having an earthquake?
M: Do you admire they get things so organized? so orderly?
U: they are taking quick action
M: oh,
U: i don’t really admire it
U: i expect it
M: you think Americans also can do it, right?
U: they are very modern and have the means to react quickly to disasters
U: it depends where in America
M: oh, do you think Taiwanese are capable to do so?
M: or South Kereans?
U: yes…they also have a quick responce
M: A guy posted a picture about eathquake in Yunnan, China. A lot of red banners, flags. That’s Chinese characteristic.
U: its a snapshot of their military prepardness
U: they all have very organized government organizations
M: They are really doing something for the people.
U: they are trained to react quickly to a disaster or military attack
M: not just slogans and propaganda
U: it shows how far behind china is compared to these other asian countries