Kow-tow is out, haven't anyone treated you to a Made-snana yet?
No, not yet.
I believe all the hegemonists are busy setting up cities on isolated rocks in the high seas. Dignity is obviously not a strong point with your friends.
A word of advice from bitter experience: forward policies are not always a bright idea.
Question the one who is still living in Ancient India
<sigh> how nice that would be. Unfortunately, all we get is jerks who think that the T'ang still rule.
Are you the defender of free speech now?
Defender? Hardly. There are institutions to defend it, my humble efforts are not needed, not in India at any rate. Once in a while, I have to explain kindly and patiently to some schlep living in a dictatorship what it means; they think knowing how to spell the words means that they understand it and know all about it.
Does it hurt you so when it is applied by a Chinese?
The word, O Master Smith, is 'amused'. It amuses me to see slaves posturing and strutting and informing the rest of us that they are free to say that they are slaves.
Let me tell you what is idiotic, it is your inept ability to digest the full meaning of free speech. You love it so much, then learn to accept it. If you don't like what you hear, then you shouldn't be here
Amusing still. You have never been allowed to practise it, except in countries that you have no scruples bad-mouthing, even while you enjoy every benefit there, including that of free speech, while enjoying their hospitality, secure in the knowledge that they will tolerate all your gross behaviour.
It is a pity that you have to shed all these privileges once you head back home. It is a pity that in your own country, you cannot speak freely.
The full meaning of free speech is being able to criticize your fellow countrymen, your government, your constitution, your country itself, without being persecuted. I mention this to you as you have obviously no idea that it is possible.
You clearly need to sharpen your business acumen. Forty years of international business and here you are, still cannot get the hang of free speech, who are you trying to kid? Try lecturing Chinese businessmen or businesses on free speech and kow-tow and you will get far through the door
Thank you very much, but I got it in the first place, having been born to it, like the other Indians here. We didn't have to learn it from an academic point of view, and fumble it as a result. As far as the Chinese businessmen were concerned, our dealings were mutually satisfactory and profitable, and our avoiding pain and hurt by referring to their restriction in the matter of free speech, as well as not twitting them about kow-tows, were good enough to get the business done. Their pain and inferior position in life are none of our concern.