Du (2011) treated this as the symptom of cultural
cringe. The defeats from the Opium War, Sino-French war and other wars in the 19th century made Chinese people realize the huge gap between Western countries and China in technology, economy and political development.
The impact of cultural cringe on consumer behavior in China
And partly because I agree with his theory, though I don't think "cultural
cringe" is some deadly malady like, say, poison oak.
Does Oregon have anything to cringe over?
But Caliban does not
cringe. He strikes out at Prospero.
Channeling Shakespeare: Prospero's daughter turns a classic plot inside out to examine questions about colonization, race and rape
"The Democratic defense of abortion makes me
cringe," Blustain wrote.
Making women feel bad
It's hard not to
cringe watching three-year-old Dzoel-kifl break the window of an abandoned trailer with an axe, but it's just as difficult not to share in his joyful surprise as he yells, "I did it!" The one adult with a minor role is annoying: Cooking over a fire, he warns the children (in English), "Be careful!"--an order that they ask Conijn to translate into Dutch.
Joost Conijn: De Hallen
Say the words "down time" to any mining contractor, and one is guaranteed to see him
cringe. Down time is one of the most costly situations on any job site, but it can largely be avoided by implementing a policy of preventative maintenance, such as fluid level checks and pressure checks.
How to service and maintain construction equipment
What it puts him in the mood for sometimes makes me
cringe. He's started wanting me to re-enact famous movie sex scenes - including that food scene from 9 1/2 Weeks.
The Mag: ASK ANNA: PHOTO CASEBOOK: He wants to re-enact famous film sex scenes
How many of us
cringe when we hear about "cancer patients" or "AIDS patients" instead of "patients with cancer" or "people living with AIDS," as if one's disease defined a human being?
Letter from the editor
Many
cringe at the thought of so much golf and paycheck temptation.
Don't fret, she's off to the movies
Supertasters often
cringe at intense vegetable flavors, and the supertasting seniors eat fewer vegetables than do their counterparts with normal taste sensitivity.
Good taste in men linked to colon risks. (Biology)
Most park rangers
cringe at the thought of construction equipment in their forests.
Rebuilding Daniel Boone's footsteps. (Clippings)
And families were the source of the second biggest
cringe too, according to 16 to 24-year-olds, with 37 per cent saying they have an embarrassing relative.
Snooping parents are big embarrassment
DUBLIN--Women and men who
cringe at the annual New Testament reading from Colossians that admonishes wives to "be submissive to your husbands" now have allies in bishops from Ireland and the United States.
signs of the times
I know such language makes some people
cringe, but I feel no embarrassment whatsoever.
Learning to trust again: (Laura Trevelyan)
Parents and health care practitioners alike
cringe at the mere thought of exposing children to agents associated with cancer.
X Rays and X Chromosomes