Word: mandarinism
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...wholeheartedly applaud the efforts to teach helpful social skills to the masses, I am a bit concerned about the consequences we business owners here in the U.S. will face with the inevitable success of the Chinese. It's probably time for Americans to order out for classes in Mandarin...
Given the western fascination with all things Chinese - from feng shui to fusion food, from Mandarin collars to the mainland economy - it is hardly surprising that London's Royal Academy would mount an exhibition devoted to its art. All the riches of Chinese civilization are on display at the sumptuous "China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795" show until mid-April: artifacts from ancient dynasties, flowing calligraphy, elaborate scrolls, magnificent dragon-decorated robes, priceless jades and ancestor paintings that represent the most important Confucian value, filial piety. In fact, the subjects of this exhibition are a father, his son and grandson...
...purchase of 5,620 books used in Harvard undergraduate classes was made in 2003. This year, Qin said there was an additional purchase of 737 books from the law and medical schools. Fudan University made the purchases with the help of Harvard’s Yenching Library. Speaking in Mandarin, Qin described wanting to help Fudan establish good relations and gain insight into what he described as the best educational institution—Harvard. Ying Shao, an Applied Mathematics major at Fudan University, described four large sections in the main library with one of the four sections containing foreign books...
There's just one snag. The carts are adorned with the hotel's logo and the Mandarin Oriental group's signature gold fan - a dead giveaway that you are a) cashed-up and b) from out of town. If you don't want every shopkeeper in KL rubbing hands with avaricious glee at your approach, we suggest you cover up these emblems, or better still, ditch the cart and carry a cheap tote like everyone else...
...Even if we land at a destination giddy with excitement at the attractions in store, most of us hate to look like tourists. So just who will take up the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, tel: (60 3) 2380 8888, on its latest service is a mystery. The luxury hotel is loaning swanky shopping carts?stocked with mineral water and cold towels?to guests on expeditions to nearby stores. There's just one snag. The carts are adorned with the hotel's logo and the Mandarin Oriental group's signature gold fan?a dead giveaway that you are a) cashed...