the chinese bachelor

[Jack]

Did anyone watch the television programme last night(2nd august-for later reference), on channel 2, it was about the chinese, the way they can only have one child and they opt mainly for a boy to follow on the family business(take care of the house).

Because of there desire for having a son, it meant that as they get older there would be a ratio of like 8:3 boys:girls, so it was to be that some would just be bachelors for theire lives.

Anyone watch this programme?
even if you didn't what do you think on this subject?

 

[ax]

No, that would mean woman are rare in china, and with that ratio that means one woman can have 3 husbands.

ax

 

[lexico]

It would also mean that many promising males can be free to spend their lives on more productive pursuits than rasing a family. *Bachelors shout, "Free at last !"*
Perhaps the Tibetan/Buddhist model of celibate life can be of some use here ?

edit: Korea is also facing a similar problem of sex imbalance in the budding population. Strangely, even without prenatal screening, many families are getting sons only. Why ?

 

[misty]

"there would be a ratio of like 8:3 boys:girls"it is impossible~
Really,the rate of boy:girl is 120:100 in china now.I think it's not a serious problem
I don't agree with ax's words"with that ratio that means one woman can have 3 husbands",Mmm....maybe ax is not like china......