Shouldn't it be "In China, alpha males are not Alpha Males" ?
In China, alpha males carry designer purses
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
Very true point, China has a good record of gender equality. Much better then it's neighbors and also the West.
They have over 30 million more males than females. The Chinese may have equality, but that's a lot of sexually frustrated men that's going to contribute to unrest.
Since that ratio is in part the consequence of a pretty strong parental preference for male heirs, it's also a pretty good indicator that traditional attitudes die hard.
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#23My cousin recently visited home from China, and brought his designer purse along with him. I was kind of amused.
Was it really a purse, or more along the lines of a soft briefcase or messenger bag?
I ask because the image in the article showed what looked to me like a soft briefcase with a long shoulder strap.
Incidentally, here is a random link demonstrating that Indiana Jones carried a purse: http://thesatchelpages.com/keeping-up-with-the-jones-bags/
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#24"Your country has no need of charismatic leaders that can't be controlled. Docile consumers, that's the way to go."
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#25The USA variant of this is the briefcase or (more recently) the messenger/laptop bag. Not quite as expensive, but (arguably) still used as an indicator of social status.
Actually I would think the US version would be a nice watch. The article seems to stress that it is a status indicator for business purposes.
Except that watches are kind of going out of style, with all of the electronic devices people have. Perhaps the US version would be a nice smartphone, a nice MP3 player, and nice, non-Apple earbuds.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Very true point, China has a good record of gender equality. Much better then it's neighbors and also the West.
They have over 30 million more males than females. The Chinese may have equality, but that's a lot of sexually frustrated men that's going to contribute to unrest.
You do realize that's less than a 3% difference, right?
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#27This is one of the big rifts between foreign born immigrant Asians and their children. (I'm such a child.) A lot of children of immigrants are embarrassed by their parent's obsession with material things and signaling. In actuality, this behavior is quite similar to the signaling through conspicuous consumption of other North Americans. However, culturally different practices stand out, while the local ways of doing things blend into the background.
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#28Wait, other countries and cultures don't adhere to the United States finely ingrained, unforgiving gender stereotypes? Let's have a laugh, they have girly-men. Sigh.
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#29It's not a purse! It's a European men's carry-all.
Regarding the "7% of men in the U.S.", I wonder how many of that sample bought them as gifts for women? I mean, I've stepped into Coach once to buy a wristlet, but it was because my sister had it on her wish list as a gift.
Then again, Coach does make men's accessories. I have a belt from coach, which my sister gave me as a gift. To be entirely honest, it's held up far better than any other belt I've ever owned.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
They have over 30 million more males than females. The Chinese may have equality, but that's a lot of sexually frustrated men that's going to contribute to unrest.
You do realize that's less than a 3% difference, right?
Additionally, don't most countries have more men than women?