Put Your Trust in … Hookers!
I admit to skepticism about statistics and business news that come out of China, and I don’t pay much attention to the rhetoric from Chinese officals (though the Chinglish translations can have immense entertainment value). My skepticism has been vindicated. This morning I read a wonderful post by Michael Pettis on GreenFaucet, an investment blog I read daily, about a study that shows the Chinese themselves put their trust in farmers, religious workers, sex workers, soldiers and students. The study was based on an on-line poll of more than 3,000 Chinese, who also felt that the least credible people in China are real estate developers, agents, secretaries, entertainers and directors. Groups such as teachers, scientists and government officials came somewhere in between. I saw no mention of my own personal favorite sources of information: taxi drivers.
I can understand about some real estate develo
pers – and entertainers have been known to do pretty awful ads on television, so I wouldn’t trust them either. Like Michael Pettis, I am baffled about why the secretaries came out so badly. But the study might give you a clue as to why the prospects claimed by your Chinese agent don’t match the orders you see. You might try asking a local hooker what your agent has been doing lately.
You can see the original report of the study in the China Daily.
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