Chow Yun-Fat 'Can't Stand' U.S. Lifestyle

[Nilly_Chipples]

HONG KONG (AP) - Chow Yun-Fat says he can't stand the American way of life and has no plans to pursue U.S. permanent resident status. "I can't stand talking English every day or the lifestyle there ... not to mention the food," the Hong Kong-born film star was quoted as saying in Friday's editions of Chinese-language newspaper The Sun.

"I only go to America for work," he said. "When I finish work, I leave immediately. I won't stay one day longer."


Full story here. (http://apnews.myway.com//article/20041002/D85F9TC80.html)

[Nick Madcat]

Hey i couldnt give a shit. If he dont like i have no problem, unless he starts slamming us for this and that.

[DarkMasterMatt]

Good for him. I guess freedom isn't for everyone.

[ISOSES]

and chow yun fat is?

[Wolfie]

The dude in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I do like his acting in his non-American films though. However, if he dosen't want to live here that's his choice. More for the rest of us. :squint:

[sepia]

The Oriental lifestyle is so different from that of the Occidental that I am not surprised. Even living in Hawaii, an American state, yet still more than 80% Oriental at the time I was there, it was radically different.
Our diets are so different that we even smell differently to them, and they to us. And, their outlook on life is so different--it is calmer and more peaceful, they are truly the leaf in the current, while we try to swim upstream. I noticed this mostly in elevators. Caucasians would get in and immediately look at the button for the floor they wated, anxiously, and push it, whether it was lit or not, and then keep staring at the floors as they went by. The Oriental would get in, look to see if the button was lit, and if it was, would stand quietly and await the arrival to the floor knowing he would get there when he was meant to.
We put great meaning into the physical plane of life. They feel the body is a shell to be inhabited until the next incarnation. It was one of the reasons it was so easy for the kamakazi fliers of WW2 to carry out missions that we couldn't even dream of.
For these reasons, I am not surprised, he would find life here to be quite diferent and not pleasant. I'm not sure what his reasons are exactly, but I would guess these are so of them. The cultural differences are huge.

[ISOSES]

its real nice what you wrote about orientals in general..
and i perfectly understand what you mean ....but i think that the notion of orientals having a zen like mentality is false...i work in an industry were we get hundreds sometimes thousand of oriental's that we entertain and cater to in our asian marketing department and the notion that they get get on elevetors in an enlighten mode is false too, ive seen orientals with the worst tempers on earth and that are never at ease and always in a hurry...to make a long story long .....alot of orientals play up to what poeple think about them just because it makes other poeple feel more comfortable, as in my case im hispanic and its strange because when i first talk to poeple they expect me to have an accent or speak broken english, and it changes there mood about me when they see i dont have an accent and speak perfect english. ...most of the time it is a "who does this guy think he is"kinda vibe . there really is no mystery or ying yang thing happening at all with most orientals.they are just lke everyone else .and about the kamakazi thng....how bout the us bomber crews of world war 2 who were being killed at a rate of 1 in 3
most of them were expecting to die and they did their job because of dicsipline and national pride:type:

[sepia]

You do have a point there. It is a paradox that I do not understand. As soon as I started reading your message, I began to think of the Japanese kids that can only "save Face" by killing themselves if they don't make it into the best universities; the huge workweek they have, and feel is quite normal; the whole ovr-achiever thing. Then I started thinking of the gangs now out on the East Coast and even in Hawaii when I was there. Yeah, the Vice Lords or Ganster Disciples here might shoot you, but I don't wish to be skinned or burned alive. And, I remember when working in the hospital some of the residents that had some viscious tempers.
I apologize, I guess my memory only chooses to remember the good things, not the bad. I hate it when I do the "ism" thing, and I do apologize.

[ISOSES]

theres no need to apologize sepia .i have took no offense
and you did not say anything wrong ....remember your feelings are always true and should never be apoligetic about it thats how you truly feel ...i also have my own general opinions and
feelings catagorized toward every race ,creed, culture and thats based
on my life experience with them ..and its a constant struggle for me to remind myself that everyone is exactly the same ..
one thing i could be proud of is that i do not hate any race or culture..:thumbsup: