People who haven't worked much or at all with Chinese nationals and only really interacted with nativized expats or second/third gen immigrants have a really hard time grasping just how pivotal face is in China.
In a contest between the most obvious, blatant reality which simply cannot be contested on any sort of factual basis and face... you have to choose face unless you're prepared to completely and irreprably destroy the relationship with that person. It's really hard to wrap your head around.
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People who haven't worked much or at all with Chinese nationals and only really interacted with nativized expats or second/third gen immigrants have a really hard time grasping just how pivotal face is in China.
In a contest between the most obvious, blatant reality which simply cannot be contested on any sort of factual basis and face... you have to choose face unless you're prepared to completely and irreprably destroy the relationship with that person. It's really hard to wrap your head around.