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Chinese people always in a rush

www.chinanews.cn 2007-07-04 09:14:22

Chinanews, Beijing, July 4 �C Many years ago, a native of Beijing, who
spent much of his time in Shanghai, once cited Beijing and Shanghai as an
example to describe the difference between the two cities. As he said,
Beijing people liked to live a leisure life. They normally walked with a
slow pace. If they saw their bus coming, they wouldn��t run to catch it.
Instead, they would rather wait for the next bus to come. By contrast,
Shanghai people seemed always to be running. If one happened to stop by a
bus stop for a while in Shanghai, one would notice that many people
rushed to catch the bus as if they feared there would be no more buses,
the Beijing Youth Daily reported.
Things have changed now. Today, some Beijingers, who once saw the film
Those Sunny Days, might still remember the hero of the film, Ma Xiaojun,
who was always seen riding a bike with his heels in a pair of cloth shoes
strolling idly among the Hutong alleys in Beijing. These people might
sigh that such typical life of Beijingers, as described by the film, has
gone forever.
Nowadays, people pursue efficiency. Everything is done with a fast speed.
Last week, the China Youth Daily Social Investigation Center and Sina
website��s Information Center carried out a survey among 1,707 people.
The result shows that 84.0% of the respondents agree that they live in a
��rush�� society. Only 8.3% of them object to the assertation.
While 71.6% of the respondents think that they are now at the ��busiest��
period in their life, 86.1% of them say they felt very busy when they got
their first job.
Most people feel that they live under high work pressure and 71.1% of the
people attribute it to their doing everything in a hurry. When asked what
makes them feel that they live in a ��rush�� society, 60.2% of the people
say people��s life tempo has become quicker. 54.7% of the people say they
can��t calm down. 53.4% of them say they have become more and more
��impatient.��
50.4% of the respondents say today, nobody wants to be left behind by
society and this makes people do everything they can in order to catch up
with others.
44.3% of the people say they feel life is not interesting and their life
quality is deteriorating.
When asked what makes people always in a hurry, 85.8% of the respondents
give an unanimous answer �Cthat's "society".

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