or put in another way, a bit materialistic. It is not just about girls in Shanghai. I do not think girls in Beijing and Tianjing do not care about car and house when they choose their husbands/boyfriends. BMW and Porche sells well in BJ too.
If you watch the movie "Breakfast at the Tiffany" and the TV series "the O.C.", you will see human(lady's) nature is similar across regional or national borders, though with varying degree.
you are a professor with U.S. education. You know overgeneralization and personal attack are not honorable practices for a professional like you.