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To: Behind Blue Eyes who wrote (432289)	9/6/2017 11:13:04 PM
From: Rarebird	1 Recommendation Recommended By James Seagrove Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Cantonese kids (and most of their parents) are super cool. They are my favorite Chinese. They question everything and are open to just about anything. They are wild. Nothing is off limits to the Cantonese. Talking to them is a pleasure and an adventure. They live a life of adventure. And they have no interest in learning Mandarin. The kids from Mainland China are more traditional. The critique of the Cantonese from a Mainland point of view is that the Cantonese have no respect for Chinese traditions. The Cantonese in NYC view themselves as independent thinkers and are very free spirited. Cantonese parents by in large let their children date in High School and go out and have fun. Mainland Chinese kids by in large are not permitted to date in high school. Some get around it by BSing their parents that they are staying after school for extra help while they are hanging out with their boyfriend/girlfriend. As for the Taiwanese, they are similar to Koreans and hang out with them in NYC. They don't fit in with the Cantonese or Mainland China kids. They aren't free spirited enough for the Cantonese or Mainland Chinese kids. Taiwanese is a completely different culture than Cantonese or Mainland China . By completely distancing themselves from their Mother, the Taiwanese lost their Chinese spirit. The Cantonese are the reformed Chinese, like the reformed Jew, very eclectic, taking in what they like and dispensing what they have no use for. But they are well aware who their Mother is. I dated two Chinese women, one in 1972, when the exchange student program was initiated. I also dated a Cantonese analyst for a year in between wives. The Cantonese woman was off in her own world while the Mainland Chinese woman was very traditional and worshiped me. I felt a little uncomfortable about that. The Cantonese woman was very free spirited, but obsessed with market analysis. She only took a break when engaged in sex.