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> Translation: It only really matters if you're caught going something wrong by your peers or society at large.

Let's not single out China though. I've read pretty much the same happens in Japan. It might be that the source of this ends up being Confucianism and historical influences of China, but it extends to other countries outside it. The whole "saving face" and outward appearances, etc.




Where in the world doesn't this happen?




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