qamar1990
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of course its historical based lol..There has to be a reason for the animosity. Is the etiology of your hate -- historical based?
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of course its historical based lol..There has to be a reason for the animosity. Is the etiology of your hate -- historical based?
That's right.
East Asian countries also have very high savings rates, which gives banks more deposits to hold as reserves, so depending on the reserve requirement ratio, allows them to lend out more money too.
And the people in East Asia are also less likely to buy things on credit/loans as well, I guess we are more risk-averse when it comes to money issues. Which could be both an advantage and a disadvantage, depending on the situation.
I think it is part of our Confucian culture that emphasizes saving. My grandmother once warned me as a child against spending excessively, "If you spend too much, you live like a king for a day. But you will die a pauper." That stuck to me ever this day.
Yep I am crazy about saving as well. Even when I was a kid and we got those red packets during Chinese New Year I would never spend them, I would always save them.![]()
really? You are from HK right. I guess we differ here. Having grown up in the West, my saving habits are none existent, and I'm hugely in debt. Though not in a bad break my legs kinda way, just about little more than half of my check goes to mortgages, and credit card payments.
Yep I am crazy about saving as well. Even when I was a kid and we got those red packets during Chinese New Year I would never spend them, I would always save them.![]()
really? You are from HK right. I guess we differ here. Having grown up in the West, my saving habits are none existent, and I'm hugely in debt. Though not in a bad break my legs kinda way, just about little more than half of my check goes to mortgages, and credit card payments.
Why so hostile against the British ? I have a hunch, but please elaborate.