I assume the 'sting' will come in Pt 2 & 3, because Mr Raman is no China fan. The essence of this article is, the preception changes, when one is visiting places and meeting people, rather than make assumptions of what 'you' felt is right. Every breed of people on this planet is different, and it is not right for one to compare them across the board or universally. When travelling to different places, we learn and understand a lot about people, and how we preceived them in our mind. Every person (read breed or race) is different, and there are positive and negative side to all of them. We should learn to accept them and not downgrade ourselves !!! For example, one of the strongest quality we as Indians have is 'sentimental & emotional' attachment towards our family - which we may not find in other parts of the world.