Blog.Chunsum.Choi

In the recent months, we have seen how the ethical practices of Chinese people can affect the world. From lead paint toys, to the tainted milk, and now the poison honey, we are seeing the ugly side of the great Chinese culture. Mark my word, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

“Don’t stereo type the Chinese of being unethical. After all they are your people.” A friend said to me during a conversation over this topic. True, not everyone is unethical. However, majority of them(us) are in violation to a certain degree.

Take my wife for example, She is a victim of such violations. Before she and her family moved the US, she had crowns done on her for front teeth by a dentist in China. The dentist, who probably thinks if he can skim on his work, he will be able to make a little more cash and guaranteed future business. So, he put in 4 posts without having her done a root canal. Little did he know that they were leaving in 3 months.

Forward about 8 years, we had just started dating, and she was in China with her parents on a extended vacation and 2 of those teeth started to hurt and eventually swelled at the gums. Of course, she had to have root canal done while she was in China.

Fast forward to last week. One of her crown fell off. So, we head to a new dentist in our neighborhood to have a new crown done. Well guess that, the 2 teeth she had redone almost 6 years ago, wasn’t done properly. One of them looked like they had left something(cotton swab tip) in.

This is not ending up well for us because this will probably require some sort of surgery. It going to be painful, and it’s going to be expensive.

What’s my point? My point is that if a educated “professional” in the Chinese society will violate their ethical code, almost everyone there will. I am not just pissed because my wife is a victim, I am speaking the “TRUTH”.

I’ve heard stories of recycled 1 year old cakes fillings repackaged and sold, tooth pastes made with toxic materials, old cooking oil filtered and repackaged, used parts in AC units, and many, many more.

This is a sign of a sick society where corruption is the way and greed is king. Especially when is trickles from the top down. These so called leaders must step up and either take the blame or take initiative to make things better. I would prefer that they show some balls and do something about it instead of stepping down and let some other idiot run the show.

It is a sad day for being Chinese.

Here are some recent links for everyone:
http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=9261940e-c555-4bb9-bd4b-7c3170908e52
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2009/01/06/2003433005
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jL7mHkJcSHVOLlejms7eQS2xXDiwD95F2JV80
http://www.dailyworld.com/article/20090102/OPINION01/901020306

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