Cultural Sensitivity

During his in-country training in China, Longma was advised by his teachers not to talk about politics and the cultural revolution with his Chinese associates, as they might be offended.

But one day, while he and a young Chinese man named Wang Liang were walking, they past a very large statue of Chairman Mao, whose right arm was stretched out straight in a salute, Longma dared to ask Wang Liang: “So what do the Chinese think of Mao?”

Without hesitation Wang Liang said: “We think he’s trying to get a taxi.”