TWCC144 – The Farewell, Episode 144

Hollie

4 years ago

Today’s question comes from Mike. He asks, ‘Is it common for Chinese families not to tell a loved one that they have cancer?’

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In This Episode, We Talk About…

Nora’s fact: An update with some actual concrete info regarding China’s latest visa expert policies.
Hollie’s news: Hebei farmer has spent 17 years growing trees into chairs.
We discuss some of the themes of The Farewell, also known as 别告诉她 (bié gào su tā) ‘Don’t Tell Her’, including:
- individualism vs collectivism
- how cancer and death is dealt with in China and Chinese families
- the ethics of lying
- the doctor’s dilemma
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Our word of the episode is ‘don’t’ 别 (bié)
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