Well said. I noticed that too. I had a friend, born in 90s, from a very ordinary background which was even a little less than the average happy, but she carried some sort of subtlety which could neither be found nor expected from even middle age women here in Northern America. That could only come from her culture. Similar observations in the younger generations.
"中国的民族性非常独特，也是个非常早熟的民族，可惜讨论中国的文章几乎都没有涉及，而只是照搬世界上流行的观念构造自己的乌托邦。"
Some consequence of May 4th movement. "民族劣根性" has been the biggest lie, and murdered such studies of Chinese national characters.
