我们中国人到底是“爱面子”还是有“勤俭节约的传统美德”

February 19th, 2008   Filed under Thinking

Fave Saving女朋友今天诘问我,“我们中国人真的有勤俭节约的传统美德么”?

我知道她的答案肯定是否定的。 我迟疑了一下,说,应该是穷得不得以而为之吧。中国历代农民,新中国又底子薄,吃不饱穿不暖的,不勤俭节约难道还铺张浪费?一旦有钱了,勤俭节约就抛之九霄云外了。君不见那些山西煤老板怎么买车的,东北的大亨怎么搞婚礼的,穷尽花钱的招数,除了中东富商,无出其右者。中国消费者买车也要加长的,什么奥迪、宝马来了中国都要出加长版。就算那些没钱的,结婚生子也是一分不省。

后来,洗澡的时候,我又想为什么中国人有了钱就不再“勤俭节约了”呢?其实,与其说“勤俭节约”是我们的传统美德,我们更愿意说“面子”才是我们文化的重心。当“勤俭” PK “面子”,这种主流的思想就凸现出来了。

因此,我的结论是,中华民族的“勤俭节约”是被逼无奈,一旦有机会,他们更愿意多挣些“面子”。

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