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@SuperOniichan not sure about English culture in general because im not from a Western country.
Asian culture, or at least wherever-I-live culture (Its malaysia, we have mixed race and cultures that can vary even between families), kind of. It's less "wrong to criticise" and more "What right do you have to criticize me?".
If you are inferior, pretty much this word for word.
If you are superior then the reply would be "Then do it yourself since you are so great."
If you are a teacher telling a student's parents about their weak subjects then it is "Its your job to make it better."
If you are a student telling a teacher that their teaching is too fast and crappy then it is "Go self study then! I need to finish the syllabus"
This naturally doesn't apply to just "criticism". I tried encouraging a friend to do simple addition (something like 111 + 112)without the aid of a calculator (after he asked me for one) because it would be beneficial for him and I got lashed at for my troubles.
Go to a famous hawker (not all of them) and ask for a plate of food without chilli and he will tell you "Then don't eat!"
and if you criticize a poltician, you go to jail
So...
Asian culture, or at least wherever-I-live culture (Its malaysia, we have mixed race and cultures that can vary even between families), kind of. It's less "wrong to criticise" and more "What right do you have to criticize me?".
If you are inferior, pretty much this word for word.
If you are superior then the reply would be "Then do it yourself since you are so great."
If you are a teacher telling a student's parents about their weak subjects then it is "Its your job to make it better."
If you are a student telling a teacher that their teaching is too fast and crappy then it is "Go self study then! I need to finish the syllabus"
This naturally doesn't apply to just "criticism". I tried encouraging a friend to do simple addition (something like 111 + 112)without the aid of a calculator (after he asked me for one) because it would be beneficial for him and I got lashed at for my troubles.
Go to a famous hawker (not all of them) and ask for a plate of food without chilli and he will tell you "Then don't eat!"
So...