"In most Asian countries, people have learned that we must respect and honor the old whtaever they do without any conditions, but it has changed rapidly – and positively, " she says.

“在亚洲很多国家，人们通常认为我们必须尊重老人，无论他们在何种条件下做了什么，但是现在这个观点正在迅速改变，变得更正面。” 她说。

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In that respect she lags behind people like Mr Culberson, who use their Twitter accounts to talk to people.

这方面，她跟卡尔·伯森这样的人相比就落后了——他们直接用Twitter帐号与人们交谈。

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"For Chinese people, this is the way we show respect for our parents," she said.

她说：“对中国人来说，这是我们对父母行孝的方式。”

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But she thinks the new technologies are a great way to communicate as long as people still show traditional respect for each other.

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"It is important to respect what the people affected want, " she said.

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