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Civic honesty around the globe

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linc0214 ◴[] No.20266020[source]
Rpeat:As a Chinese, I have n ever imagined such a study should have been published on SCIENCE. HONEST saying, I presume honesty should not be judged by just a WALLET TEST, this method, obviously in a Chinese view, is more like a child, out of prejudice, holding a GUN against some specific groups. Not to mention about the WALLET involved is quite far from common. Wallet we used to see is in black or brown and made of leather instead of plastic, and Chinese would hand in the lost wallet to the police station if we can't contact the owner. Besides, we can't draw a conclusion only from employee's reaction to lost wallets. If so, this study has no consideration about the population classification such as age and education level. Lastly, I am obliged to stress two points. 1, Chinese don't even never use email to contact somebody. 2, Overwhelming majority of Chinese don't carry a wallet on. Wondering why, go and ask Jack Ma and Pony Ma.
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1. semon766 ◴[] No.20267307[source]
Totally agree. I stop using wallet for two years already. For some rare cases that I need coins, strangers are very kind to me and willing to help. If the amount is substantial I’ll pay them with WeChat. And usually people are so kind they just give me their spare changes because everyone has this kind of headache at some points of time. Besides, there have been a few cases when I need coins for tube and the kind strangers gave me more than I asked for and didn’t ask me to pay back. In most parts of China, even parking lots can be paid with phone. Despite all these, there are so many merits in any living soul on Earth, I’m wondering if this can EVEN be explained and gauged by science.