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To: RealMuLan who wrote (28581)	2/9/2003 1:44:22 PM
From: Moominoid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

But even if Chinese students who only lived on limited scholarships would not borrow money for every day consumption. That's not what I am seeing... and I am talking about Mainland China... for tuition and consumption (as working in the US is not allowed outside the university if you are a student) ... preference to borrow from other Chinese people first. Some of those then turn around and borrow from the bank. My sample is very small :) and I do hear your sentiments on other websites. I am told though by my friend that Chinese people have no problem to lend to each other in (perceived) need and a sense from their perspective that other ethnic (i.e. white/European) groups in the US don't do this and are therefore mean or whatever... The Chinese Banks example is from a paper just published in the Annals of the Association of American Geographers on banking in the Chinese community in Los Angeles. I've been to San Gabriel. It is a pretty amazing place... David