how to change chinese people's bad manners ???  

I have never heard this about Chinese people I always thought they were polite very nice people, I have heard about the Aussies behaving badly when they go overseas and I can say that because I am an Aussie but I can honestly say I have never heard anything but nice things about the Chinese people.

Chinese are one of the finest hardworking people I have comeacross. Whereever you go, in most part of the world, there is china town. People of their community live together. They have contributed a lot to world civilization. They are discilined lot, otherwise, the economy wouldnot have come up very fast. I do not know where you found chinese behaving badly. They are business minded upright people. Being Indian, I have seen chinese in Singapore, I have seen chinese in Chicago and New York, I have seen chinese in Nepal. That way in every country there are bad behaviour people and as well good behaviour. I do not think the first one outnumbers the second.

hello rookiekan!
i am a chinese too,i understand what you said about the bad manners of chinese.in my opinion,it may be the situation we live in china leads to that.most people in china are poor,and they much face many problems such as family,education,job etc.the competition becomes more and more serious,maybe it is why people seem so rude.

I can't say this has really been my experience Ive met both polite and rude tourists from everywhere. People are people. Perhaps this was a cultural misunderstanding, though I've never actuialy witnessed a chinses spitter or litterer, I imagine these things are considered rude in china as well. I have heard there are some things that are considered socialy acceptable in china, even expected, such as smacking ones lips at a dinner table to indicate one is pleased with the meal that are considereed bad manners elsewhere, but again, this is just my understanding and not first hand knowlage and again, it is not rudeness, just a social-cultural difference.

Well, I would think they could start a media blitz ....bill boards, newspapers, radio and TV ads. Maybe start fining people for littering.

Also, start with the kids, they can go home and educate their parents about littering and the negative health issues associated with spitting etc.

i think its hard to change manners, if especially that is really there attitude or manner, it takes time to change...

Since you are from China, rookiekan, you probably have experienced firsthand for yourself about how the Chinese folks behave and carry themselves in public. I did read before about their spitting and littering habits, and also the not-so-refined ways of some of them. I guess it is a cultural thing and a way of life that may be taken for granted among the citizens. But this issue about manners and etiquette is something that happens in every country, to a greater or lesser degree. There are impolite, rude and unrefined people everywhere, if you ask me.

Since China is hosting the Olympics next year, I guess this issue is a concern to the Chinese Government since China is playing hosts to thousands of visitors from all over the world. I've read in news reports that the Chinese Government is also concerned with tackling air pollution, traffic congestion and also with sprucing up the city, so steps are being taken and new rules will come into effect as 2008 approaches. The government can organize some campaigns to help their citizens realize that the Olympics will present a wonderful opportunity for their countrymen to show to the world how they can be good, welcoming and polite ambassadors, and create a great impression on them about their warm and friendly hospitality. I am confident China will pull out all the stops to make this Olympics a truly memorable and speculator one to be remembered.

Well,I know what you mean by that. There're people who don't behave very well in the streets of China. But usually those are people in the old generation or who didn't receive much education. I think as to the young generation now,they're much better and they hate those bad behaviors. So I think in the next 10 years,people will behave much more politely. But for those people who are studying or working abroad,they're usually highly thought of by westners.They understand the culture and watch their manners and try to behave in a nice way.

I am a Chinese. Frankly, this discussion is somewhat offensive. I don't mind how others will rate me here. I have to say what I want.
China is a large country and it has the largest population. Therefore, there are many different kinds of people. Some people may have bad manners because they have poor education etc. And you can not count on everybody is gentleman or lady. Perhaps they have some bad manners, but most of them are very nice in heart. Do you like a nice person with unsuitable manner or an evil man with good manner? Bad manners don't mean they are bad people. This is a common sense.
I am proud to be a Chinese.

i am chinese, i agree with rookiekan.
i also worry about chinese people's manner. a part of chinese people have bad manner it's a bad things espically when somebody go oversea.
i hope chinese change it.