Why do you think a Chinese student in a chemistry class needs to know how many stripes the American flag has?

Question

It was asked in a Yahoo question.

Answer 1

If the Chinese student is in the United States, that student should know. Otherwise, it's just a little bit of history.

Answer 2

Actually, learning something about the symbols of most of the major national flags has value. The cultural psyche is partially communicated by the national flag. A chemistry student still needs a rounded education, so if that is what you are objecting to then just give up -- resistance is futile.

Answer 3

It seems like he/she didn't know how many stripes there are on the flag and was embarrassed, I'm very curious in knowing the full story.

I had my education in Hong Kong and Japan, I never had similar "question" asked in classes. Interesting!!!!

Answer 4

i am a Chinese boy,and i learned something about America history and culture(including the American flag) at my primary school(or maybe at the middle school,i can't remember that clearly)..yes,all the school boys in china will learn about that.

i think this is good.it is good to learn something about other countries in the world.especially the big countries just like America.

Answer 5

i remember the americans flew the canadian flag upside down on several occasions - americans love their flag and think you should too!!!!...tell them 2.6 times the number of stars on the chinese flag and watch them become muddled

Answer 6

I answered the question, although he was a little offensive at the end. If it was a legitimate request for information, it was treated as such. If it was done as a joke, then I was gullible.

Answer 7

If this is a student attending a college in the U.S. then I suspect they want the students to know something about their host country.
I would not want to be in China and not know anything about their history, and culture.

Answer 8

because the great satan demands this...