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Originally Posted by czarina
my god, the press is out of control! On what planet, being chivalrous means hitting on someone?
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Li Xin, director of Russian and central Asian studies at Shanghai Institute for International Studies, said: "It's a tradition in Russia for a man of dignity to respect ladies on public occasions, and in a cold country like Russia, it is very normal that a gentleman should help ladies take on and off their coats.
"But the Chinese may not be accustomed to that."
China is traditionally conservative on public interaction between unrelated men and women, and the public show of consideration.