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i took the metro last week and, for the first time, i saw shanghaiese lined up to enter the metro cars. interestingly, most of those who lined up neatly and quietly are young people and some middle-aged ones didn't get used to the new way and still jam-packed the car doors in order to get a seat.

not taken by me but it's the scene of shanghai metro

as you might find when you live here, the younger generations of china is quite different from the older ones and sometimes regarded as a new "race".

generally speaking, they are more individualist, independent and hedonistic, have less sense of hierarchy, work ethics and zero-sum mentality. i tend to avoid cooperating with middle-aged partners in business because from my experiences, many of them lack the qualities that are critical to business successes, like a win-win mentality, trust for others, respect for "game rules", tolerant for different opinions, etc. their age says a lot, although that also means they have many good qualities younger people don't have today.

three mentalities that shaped, is shaping and will shape china

NOTE：per request from a reader, i will carry on with the blogging until the end of next week, and this site will be included in a Reuter's feature on china next week, in accordance with president Hu's visit to the US.