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This week our question comes from Ted, who asks us “What is materialism like in China?”
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In This Episode We Talk About.
- A review – thanks!
- Global Times asks foreigners living in China if they like being called ‘laowai’
- Ted’s Question
- Some statistics on materialism in China
- The birth of consumerism
- The ‘bigger’ the better
- Aggression and demand
- Article: China’s Ultra-Materialism Explained
- Our word of the week is ‘nouveau riche’ 土豪 (tǔ háo)
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Episode Length 00:45:03
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– Hollie & Nora
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