tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post1862044316957205196..comments2023-10-31T21:30:25.737+08:00Comments on Fresh Brainz: Perils Of Being ModerateThe Key Questionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-1154571992497708562008-04-30T11:52:00.000+08:002008-04-30T11:52:00.000+08:00To Anon 11:01,Yes, a salient weakness of my articl...To Anon 11:01,<BR/><BR/>Yes, a salient weakness of my article is that I did not clearly define what "moderate" means. A dictionary would define it as not extreme or excessive, though those are highly subjective terms.<BR/><BR/>I think that when two adversarial groups clash with each other, the moderate stand is one that neither group considers to be "one of them".<BR/><BR/>As for host country dynamics, I believe that host citizens feel happy if the guests are grateful for the education and employment opportunities there. Even happier if the guests pick up the language, some local customs and cultural quirks that they can show off to their friends when they return home.<BR/><BR/>Host citizens generally do not like their guests to constantly rant about how inferior they are compared to the guest country and how lousy they are compared to the USA. <BR/><BR/>I'm quite sure they also do not like rioting.The Key Questionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-52526411897103422962008-04-29T23:01:00.000+08:002008-04-29T23:01:00.000+08:00Ji jing is right about the job losses if Carrefour...Ji jing is right about the job losses if Carrefour draw out of china.(at least she is thinking)<BR/>Moderate? The Anti Tibet democracy is frightening in the fact that they are rioting in their Host country( who are providing them services like education that they seem unable to get at Home kinda sad esp since france give them a place to study).<BR/>The only thing i can think of is ingrates.<BR/>Therefore I shop more in carrefour while avoiding china product like those apples that I like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com