I thought these were Buddhists who realized happiness does not come from acquiring things???
What happened to the simple life?
no i think most off the boat or mainland chinese are not buddhist. ones here in us seem to be catholic or some sort of it. i think, dont quote me. also, chinese do not give two shits about animals (in general)
mainland chinese , in general, are all about looking weathly or giving the illusion of sucess. for example, gold iphones are a status symbol there. apple is making a killing off this. i know a family here that is very off the boat, never really assimilated much. a relative came over and commented "thats your tv? kind of small isnt it?". the next day she goes out and buys a huge flat screen to replace the little one they had in the kitchen. its all about appearing well off. its very very sad.
also, think about how many rich chinese will buy black rhino tusk ground up, or some illegal rare seahorse? thry are smart, and know that shit is utter bullshit and supplies poachers with money and continues that cycle of rare unneeded exports, but they dont give a shit. it makes them appear wealthy and successful, so they keep buying that bullshit so they can keep it on their dinner table so friends will see it. so disgusting