Note: What I am about to say may sound a little bit offensive, but I don't have any intention to offend.
I assume Asif is a male of Pakistani origin. So culturally speaking, asif is of the muslim world. Well, I would say that compare to China, the Muslim World is comparatively young civilization. So Muslims has this very ascetic, proud and pure-hearted kind of youthful demeanor to them, while Chinese is more of a rejuvenated Daoist immortal kind of cunning spirit (one that looks very young and new, but actually retained an extremely old consciousness). Muslims can't handle having to lay low and endure, what in our Chinese culture called "蛰伏" (roughly translate to hibernating).
Muslims are like war horses, they can't bear to suffer any insult, injustice or humiliation. They are kinda like Japanese, so easily overwhelmed by any little feelings of shame. If you put it upon them, they will fight to the death, even if it means a one-sided slaughter against them. So, for a powerful enemy who wants to destroy an Islamic population, all they need is to provoke them. Goaded into vengeful rage, Muslims will throw all they have into the enemy, which play right into their enemy's hands.
Chinese, on the other hands, were only like that way back in the Shang and Zhou dynasties (1600BC to 256BC). The people of the Muslim world did have a extremely long history, but they didn't inherit many of those culture, teachings and experiences, because their identity (the one which the people identify with) keep on changing. But for Chinese, the identity has always been the same.
There you go, I explained it in my own way. Chinese culture of the current era has a lot influence from Scholar/General Zeng Guofan (1811 -1872). His idea of "弃圆求缺" (abandon the pursuit for perfection and completeness, and instead aiming for a continued state of discontent and incompleteness). Chinese people don't care about taking and hording everything little high-ground simply for boasting. The Chinese psyche strive to staying in a balance state, in which they have both something to feel good about and something that reminds them of their shortcomings and vulnerabilities.
