That's not really even a Chinese saying. The English version would be "It is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission". Literally almost every culture has a version of this saying, there's nothing inherently Chinese about it.
The Western firm completely run by White people at the executive level that I worked for was packed with sons and daughters of clients and industry big wigs.
Now I understand that said firm must have been secretly Chinese.
That's not really even a Chinese saying. The English version would be "It is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission". Literally almost every culture has a version of this saying, there's nothing inherently Chinese about it.
Old Chinese saying: "I like being evil and committing atrocities MUAHAHAHA"
Hilarious orientalism. Just like how "saving face" is just doing things to avoid public humiliation, but somehow only the Chinese do it.
yeah, just say it like yoda and say its an ancient chinese proverb or something iunno
yellow peril, we have
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The Western firm completely run by White people at the executive level that I worked for was packed with sons and daughters of clients and industry big wigs.
Now I understand that said firm must have been secretly Chinese.