China's railway autorities might have symbolically reduced the speed of fast trains after the
Wenzhou train crash, but - wonders
author Bill Dodson in his weblog - why is it so hard to slow down society when things go into the wrong direction?
From his weblog:
Chinese society – or rather, Chinese people – are still impatiently slamming up high rises like there is no tomorrow, driving recklessly through increasingly congested roadways, and flipping properties like a cook making pancakes on a Sunday at a crowded Iowa diner. Conversations in tea houses and coffee houses and restaurants are about business – or about money. Never have I heard between sips of lattes by women in vertigo-inducing pumps or men toting man-bags a philosophical discussion about the state of the State or a hearty debate about the direction in which the society is going. It’s all about money: where to find it; how to get it; how to show it off.
China is still in the fast lane, with little inclination to slow down.
More in Bill Dodson's weblog.
Bill Dodson is a speaker at the China Speakers Bureau. Do you need him at your meeting or conference? Do get in touch.
China's railway autorities might have symbolically reduced the speed of fast trains after the Wenzhou train crash, but - wonders author Bill Dodson in his weblog - why is it so hard to slow down society when things go into the wrong direction?
From his weblog:
