He says: The contrasts appear also in the first sight you get of the people. There is the most striking absence of the cleanliness of the Japanese. Tbere even the coolies have thie appearance of being washed. here they look filthy. There the little boats that ply about the harbor for chance jobs. though innocent of paint. are scoured every day. and have the inviting aspect of cleanliness. here they are dirtylooking. though some are painted. flere the clothing of many of the laborers is a more mass of rags. while there the poorest. even if onlyhalf.clad. show an aspect of neatness in the scant garmoits they have. He speaks then of the habits of the Chinese in those large cities which they have built. some of which.
Identified stereotypes
Chinese are described as filthy and unkempt compared to the Japanese.