Youngsters lord it over not in China but in the West
<p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="hong">hong</span> <span word="bao">bao</span>, <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="envelopes">envelopes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. </p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obese">obese</span>, <span word="spoilt">spoilt</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="emperors">emperors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="childhoods">childhoods</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="granting">granting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adulthood">adulthood</span> <span word="paved">paved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span>. </p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="classmates">classmates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="spoilt">spoilt</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="misbehaved">misbehaved</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accumulation">accumulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="things">things</span>" <span word="these">these</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="tots">tots</span> <span word="have">have</span>. </p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="cupboard">cupboard</span> <span word="stocked">stocked</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="shelving">shelving</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lounge">lounge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accommodate">accommodate</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="child">child</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="treasures">treasures</span>. </p><p><span word="Unopened">Unopened</span> <span word="toys">toys</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="packaging">packaging</span>, <span word="line">line</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="floors">floors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="family">family</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="playroom">playroom</span>" <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sleds">sleds</span>-<span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="in">in</span>. </p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 11-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span>-<span word="wielding">wielding</span> 12-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="subjected">subjected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="graphic">graphic</span> <span word="pornography">pornography</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="parental">parental</span> <span word="controls">controls</span>. </p>
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