A Window into the Chinese Education System

If you're a fellow Dave Barry fan, you will appreciate - this one's for you.

Very rarely do we foreign teachers make use of the textbooks we are given for our courses. They are illegible and brimming with grammatical errors at best; at worst, they are 208 pages of the most incredibly glorious propagation you have ever seen. Every once in a while, we crack one open and are given a treat into the mind of the party. Once you read what I have copied below, you will be racked with the same questions I have. Mainly, "How DID people who grew up in THIS education system lead this country into world power?"

I just could not resist sharing this with you - I only wish you could have heard by debate class actually arguing this point. Perhaps if you pay very careful attention, you can guess the gender of this extremely "experienced" writer. Phenomenal...

Debate: Who is More Intelligent - Men or Women?

Part A (Men) - Women contradict themselves much of the time. Perhaps this is why men question women's intellect and reasoning. For one, women have fought so long to achieve equal rights. But, women don't want to be treated equally. Women still want those perks that they've enjoyed before being "liberated," such as a man opening a door, a man paying for a restaurant bill, and so on. Men, does this make any sense? And, how often do women complain that they can't find nice guys? If they really want a nice guy, they should stop dating good-looking jerks. Another thing that surprises men is, if a woman gains weight during a relationship, why does she decide to lose that weight after her man leaves? Also, she complains that you are looking at other woman. As if she never looks at other men, especially ones that look better than you. Finally, here's common sense advice from some guys to the rest of the guys: never flatter or praise her. If you flatter a woman, she'll convince herself, "If I'm all that, then what am I doing with a loser like you?" Then she'll go off to find someone better.

Part B (Women) - Men are basically simple creatures. Or, do they just have simple minds? For example, women contemplate and ask questions about the inner secrets of like, "am I in love?" Men ask simple questions like, "Honey, can you get me a beer?" Many women believe men will never grow up. Since childhood, men have always loved toys. As adults, the more beeps and buttons it has, the more it is treasured: computers, TV's, digital cameras, and so on. Has your man ever forgotten your anniversary or Valentine's Day? Men have such short memories. This is why they need so many replays when watching sports. Other times it seems that they don't seem to have a mind at all. If you're tired and your boyfriend doesn't want to help with the housework, he's not being thoughtless. He just doesn't care. That's not his job. but what puzzling is, men construct skyscrapers, rebuild engines, yet can't separate white colors from red when doing laundry. And what probably puzzles women the most is, why a guy does not call after your first date, even though he said he would.