Chapter 312 Group Polarization
All universities in Belarus have Confucius Institutes that teach Chinese. The National University of Economics also places more emphasis on Chinese as an examination subject, which is why girls seek out Hua Chong to practice Chinese with them.
Bah, practicing Chinese! Shame on you!
Xiao Peng glanced at the young soldiers in military uniforms and found that they were also looking at Hua Chong with anger.
The two sides looked at each other and felt a sense of mutual appreciation!
Under the guidance of the girl named Naqia, Xiao Peng finally entered the National University of Economics.
This university has a history of more than 90 years, but the old campus was destroyed in the war long ago. The current National University of Economics is built on the new campus.
Looking at the houses here, I'm afraid this so-called 'new campus' must be at least sixty or seventy years old.
During World War II, 90% of the buildings in Minsk were destroyed by fire, and the entire city was rebuilt on the ruins. Today, most of the buildings in the city are from the former Soviet era.
But after all, this is the capital, and the houses are too old and ugly, so in recent years Minsk has also begun to follow China's example and develop infrastructure. However, the new buildings and new roads here are basically the work of Chinese people: China's infrastructure companies have made great contributions to Minsk's construction - and also made a lot of money by the way.
As Walter said, over 400 years ago, Italian missionaries translated the Analects into Latin and brought them to Europe. Since then, the Analects has become a bridge for Europe to understand Eastern civilization, and Confucianism has spread globally. In fact, there are Confucius Institutes in many European countries.
This Confucius Institute is not a "school" in the general sense, but a non-profit public welfare organization responsible for promoting Chinese language and spreading Chinese culture. People who want to learn Chinese and understand Chinese culture can study here for free.
However, Confucius Institutes in other places have to rent houses and raise funds on their own, but in Belarus, they directly moved the Confucius Institutes into their universities: we give you the place and you are responsible for teaching.
Naqia led them into the teaching building. Xiao Peng felt a little confused: "Are you sure this is a university?" There was a checkpoint after entering the teaching building, checking everyone who entered.
Xiao Peng felt that this journey was just like a journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. After going through 81 difficulties, he finally arrived at the "Confucius Institute" located in the teaching building: it was actually just a room that combined offices and classrooms.
Just as Xiao Peng was about to knock on the door, he heard a quarrel from inside. Xiao Peng's hands froze in mid-air, not knowing whether to knock or not.
At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open from the inside. A white-haired old man walked out angrily and almost bumped into Xiao Peng who was about to knock on the door.
The two of them stared at each other and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Just as Xiao Peng was about to speak, the old man grabbed Xiao Peng's hand and dragged him into the room. Xiao Peng was dragged into the classroom. Ka Xin and Hua Chong quickly followed him in.
Xiao Peng winked at the two of them, signaling them not to act rashly. The old man meant no harm.
The old man who pulled him should be Professor Lukashenko. Why is this old man behaving like this?
There were only eight people in the classroom. Sitting in the front seat was a Chinese man in a suit, probably in his fifties. There was a laptop in front of him with some Chinese words on the screen. He looked like a teacher, and the other seven students were all beautiful girls.
Oh my god, it’s so fucking happy to be a teacher here!
Xiao Peng looked at the Huaxia teacher with a confused look on his face and stretched out his hand to say hello. However, before he could say anything, he heard Professor Lukashenko spouting a long string of Russian.
If you let Xiao Peng look at the Russian text, he can understand what it means, but the speed of speaking is like a machine gun, Xiao Peng really has no idea what he is saying!
As a result, after Professor Lukashenko finished speaking, he saw that the Hua Xia teacher didn't even bother to greet Xiao Peng and the others, and directly, without wanting to be outdone, chatted a long string of words at the old professor.
What's this about? A verbal fight?
Xiao Peng and the other two just watched the two people quarreling with helplessness.
"Kaxin, what are they talking about?" Xiao Peng asked Kaxin curiously.
Kashin whispered, "Why else? These days, every quarrel in Minsk is about who to support. Just like in America."
Xiao Peng curled his lips after hearing this. "I'm so bored! It seems like there's a reason why people smashed the windows in Professor Lukashenko's lab."
Kasim nodded after hearing this. "I think so too. You said they are also on the American side, so why make such a fuss?"
Without thinking, Xiao Peng answered directly: "Group polarization."
"What?" Kasim didn't understand what Xiao Peng meant.
Xiao Peng said, "Group polarization means that the decisions made by a group of people after discussion are often more extreme than those made by one person thinking alone. For example, you originally thought I was a good boss, but when you discussed this issue with Walter and others, you found that everyone else agreed. Then, after some discussion, you all decided that I was the best boss in the world."
Kasim blinked: "We have never discussed this issue."
"..." Xiao Peng muttered, "Do you want to be a vagrant?"
"The boss is absolutely the best boss in the world! Boss, is group polarization so severe?" Kasim hurriedly changed the subject.
Xiao Peng nodded. "Like I always say, shutting down the internet to protect your IQ. If you're online frequently, you'll find the atmosphere is incredibly tense. Any topic will spark a fight. There are four major topics we shouldn't discuss online in China: genetically modified organisms, traditional Chinese medicine, women's boxing, and dog-loving. Even the slightest difference of opinion can turn family members into enemies, leading to a heated argument. And they often argue in groups, completely irrational. Everyone is convinced their own point of view is right. That's exactly the situation here. No matter how old, men are inherently stubborn. With so many female viewers around, they'll be even more stubborn. It wouldn't be surprising if they started fighting, let alone arguing. This involves dozens of psychological and sociological phenomena like 'groupthink theory,' 'spiral of silence theory,' 'information overload theory,' 'information cocoon theory,' 'echo chamber effect,' and so on... It's hard to explain in a few words, but to put it bluntly, the bottom determines the mouth."
The two were still arguing, and no one knew what Lukashenko had said when the Chinese teacher suddenly walked over to Hua Chong, who was watching the commotion, and shook his hand. "Are you Mr. Xiao? I've heard a lot about you, and I didn't expect to see you here."
Hua Chong: (ΩДΩ)!
Buddy, no one is as deceiving as you!
Ka Xin patted Hua Chong's shoulder with a smirk on his face and said, "Hua, I think you have two choices now: resign or be fired by your boss. Make your choice."
"Uh, I'll go out and wait for you guys."
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