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flag A Chinese-educated Italian professor now acts so Chinese he’s called “the Chinese” by friends back home.

flag A professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University, reflecting on nearly 30 years in China, says he now embodies Chinese social norms—like indirect communication and harmony-seeking—so deeply that friends in his native Italy call him "the Chinese." flag He contrasts Chinese customs, such as orderly queuing and shared meals, with Italian spontaneity and open debate, noting how his behavior has shifted despite remaining a foreigner in China and an outsider in Italy.

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