Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
Not necessarily a cultural thing though, Andy. My boss of some time ago was exactly the same. Looked like costing me quite a lot, but the truth will out (sometimes) as they say, and it was he who lost his job.
He was Derbyshire born and bred, but as accomplished a liar and cheat as you’ll find...still have occasional nightmares about it.
Accepting your anecdote (I've had bosses like that and can't pretend I'm without sin) extensive exposure personally, added to the experiences of Mrs F and a close friend, tell me it IS cultural. Regretably I think (and I'm seeing evidence on social media) The Chinese will be target for casual racism for some time to come, but the 'loss of face' thing does them no favours