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Topic: news Language Wars: English-Speaking Chinese Person Meets Mandarin-Speaking Foreigner

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bill8899
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1) No one wants to teach me Chinese. 2) They only speak English. 3) They are insulted that I want learn Chinese as a practical matter, not because I love it. I do love the hanzi, but speaking is a necessary and useful skill. Sorry about that. 4) My Chinese lessons morph into long English conversations. It is pathetic. If I ask how to say a certain word in Chinese, to redirect the conversation, they stare into space for a moment and go back to English. 5) They won't admit that you can speak Mandarin even if you can. 6) Many believe we are unable to learn Chinese. It is a pain in the ...

Jul 30, 2014 17;03
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