英語暢談中國文化50主題 19 Shanghai Men 上海男人
Shanghai Men上海男人
A: You don't act like a typical man from shanghai. For a man from shanghai, such a comment is both a complement and an offence. Usually he doesn't know how to respond.
B: Why?
A: Because in northern china, men from Shanghai usually persevered as womanly. They are extremely detail-oriented and spend too much time doing housework, which in the eyes of a northerner should only be done by women. In other words, shanghai men have too much respect for women. In comparison, men from northern china are the hands of type. They don't like house chores, and they feel embarrassed to be subservient to their wives. The worst nickname for a northern man is Qi Gauanyang meaning henpecked
B: What kind of a man does a Chinese girl like to marry?
A: It depends, currently more women like to marry shanghai men. Because they are more understanding, considerate and helpful. Have you ever seen the film what women want? The main character of the movie is Nick Martial. He was struck by lightening and as a result he acquired the extra ability of reading a woman's mind. He got tremendous benefit from this ability both in his career of advertising women's products and in his private life. Understanding women has become a new criterion for an ideal man. There is suddenly no need for a shanghai man to be hit by lightening to become an ideal husband
B: is this part of local culture in shanghai？
A: Shanghai has been very open a commercial city for many years as a result of its long standing western influence. People tend to be more practical and chivalrous. You don't find a lot of men are chauvinism there. Before the 1980's Shanghai men used to be laughed at for their lack of manly character. But now they have become examples of an ideal husband. For many the north, especially in Beijing the reason for the men of chauvinism is the bureaucratic environment associated with the imperial court. They want to look important even in front of their wives. Of course I’m only making a general comment. Men in the north can also be very tender and considerate. If you run into a man carrying a lady's handbag next to a woman in a super market. Most likely, he is a northerner.
B: It’s good for men to be chivalrous, but I’m not to keen on carrying a woman's handbag. A man is a man after all. No matter where he is from.
