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Chinese money habits

Submitted by ginny on March 5, 2008 - 22:18.

Here's an illustration: Last year, there was a bit on local TV about a group of workers who bought lottery tickets together and won a fairly large amount of money. They showed three of the people and interviewed them about what they were going to do with the money. The first one said he was going to buy a new car and pay bills. The second one said she was going to remodel the house and buy some things for the grandchildren. The third, a Chinese man, was asked what he planned to buy. He answered "Nothing. I will put it into my children's education, because that investment will pay off when I'm old." I've told a lot of people about that, but many don't appreciate it.

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