It isn’t something many Americans would be familiar with nor on the front of their mind to use as an expression. That individual is likely Chinese or has an unusual interest in 19th-century Chinese history for an American. There is no need to be a smug asshole about basic facts.
Knowing about the Century of Humiliation is pretty basic history.
It’s on their mind because they’re making a specific joke about China-US/Western relations historically compared to today, in a thread where it’s context-relevant.
just because you’re an incurious dipshit doesn’t mean every person who lives here is. some people choose to learn more than the compulsory schooling they received.
It isn’t something many Americans would be familiar with nor on the front of their mind to use as an expression. That individual is likely Chinese or has an unusual interest in 19th-century Chinese history for an American. There is no need to be a smug asshole about basic facts.
:smuglord:
Knowing about the Century of Humiliation is pretty basic history.
It’s on their mind because they’re making a specific joke about China-US/Western relations historically compared to today, in a thread where it’s context-relevant.
I assure you it’s not taught as basic history here. Certain events from the period are discussed, but not with that phrasing.
It’s basic history even if it’s not literally taught in basic history classes.
Anyway you clearly know what it is. 你是中国人吗？
I already explained my reasoning, and it didn’t include just knowing what it is. Nice bait with the edit, though.
What bait? I wrote exactly the same thing as I did before, just in Chinese because it’s funnier.
Your reasoning is bad.
just because you’re an incurious dipshit doesn’t mean every person who lives here is. some people choose to learn more than the compulsory schooling they received.
That’s your response?
god, you’re a comedian
It’s superficial simple historical term used for comparison to Qing-era China, for God’s sake.