What are your credentials for this opinion, are you an internationaly trained psychologist, a behavioural scientist, someone who has many years of experience living and working in Russia so you understand the culture - or do you read headlines and form your opinions - I'm seriously interested because I'd just like to know if I'm debating with a level of intellect and knowledge, or with an armchair export

For the record, I do have qualifications at post graduate leve in psychology and behavioural studies, I've also lived and studied in China for 18 years so, when I say something about the Chinese, it's based on qualifications, experience and knowledge - and yet I'll still acknowledge, I'm not an expert, just an informed observer - how do you define yourself?