I am writing in response to Hailey Wai's Bright Spark (Young Post, September 13). In it, Hailey condemns mainlanders as uncivilised at the Shanghai Expo and cites cases of queue jumping, sleeping on benches and washing their hair in the drinking fountains.
I think Hailey has been too influenced by the West. China is the greatest civilisation on earth. We have given the world so much. We had cities and governments while Westerners were still beating each other over the head in caves. Why should we let them tell us what is 'good manners' or not?
I have seen Westerners with terrible manners, spitting gum on the streets, licking their fingers when they turn pages in a book, and eating with their hands.
When they go to China, they need to understand that it is not their country. China is different. We have our own culture.
Jason Leung
From the Editor