High horse?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="humble">humble</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutshell">nutshell</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sedans">sedans</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> (<span word="tall">tall</span>) <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="status">status</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="folklore">folklore</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="flamboyant">flamboyant</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> (<span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="Tou">Tou</span> <span word="Da">Da</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>).</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metaphorical">metaphorical</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>” <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stick">stick</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span>, “<span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p><span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="haughty">haughty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="condescending">condescending</span>, <span word="arrogant">arrogant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="righteous">righteous</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p>
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