| I admire your words and opinions. However, I don't agree on some of the points that you mentioned. Just on the opposite to what you said that "Discrimination started to spread on this old land.", as a local Shanghainese, I do feel people from Shanghai, or say the city of Shanghai is more tolerant than ever. I've been seeing the changes taking place as I grew up. Yes, it is true that in the past, Shanghainese thought it scorn to talk with people not from Shanghai in mandarine. Shanghainese thought people from outside Shanghai were all peasants, etc. Nowadays, you may see more and more Shanghainese more willing to talk with others in mandarine, and they will actively give the others a hand when see them in trouble. The "Discrimination" of the region is not as apparent as in the past. I think it's getting into a better tendency of making Shanghai a better place for people from all over China, or even all over the world. |