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It has to do with a long history of cheating in china for civil service exams. Cheating is a small dishonor on the family if caught (a student can just try again "honestly"), but can lead to lots of success by securing a good job or government position. So cheating is rampant in china and has been for a very long time (500+ years).
The civil service exams were heavily on philosophy and not practical knowledge. It was also in a shed surrounded by other sheds where you were alone. It was really common for people to bring in pre-written essays or even hire someone to take it for them.
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[–] Tancred [S] 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Do we have a Chinese researcher around who can explain why Chinese are comfortable with that?
[–] AddictedToBadIdeas 0 points 13 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago
It has to do with a long history of cheating in china for civil service exams. Cheating is a small dishonor on the family if caught (a student can just try again "honestly"), but can lead to lots of success by securing a good job or government position. So cheating is rampant in china and has been for a very long time (500+ years).
The civil service exams were heavily on philosophy and not practical knowledge. It was also in a shed surrounded by other sheds where you were alone. It was really common for people to bring in pre-written essays or even hire someone to take it for them.
[–] Tancred [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
That's what I was looking for. Thanks.
[–] J_Darnley 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
(I ain't Chinese. I ain't a researcher) If they don't publish there is another chink waiting to take their job.
[–] master_trump 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
spoken like a true poet