@ Wolff
Yes, at times Chinese people seem blissfully ignorant of OUR social conventions. But Harry is absolutely right. What they have instead of political correctness is much worse. And no, you will not be treated "as they perceive you". Not at all.
What they have instead of political correctness is "lying to your face" (which they have shorted to "face"). They perceive it as a necessary form of tact and social sophistication and are actually rather proud of it. Sadly, it isn't clever or sophisticated at all. It's quite tedious actually.
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