Comments on: Chinese http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/ I miss the world. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:58:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: testanchor890 http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-638 Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:14:19 +0100 http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-638 testcomment773 testcomment773

]]> by: Sof http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-426 Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:23:50 +0100 http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-426 Oh yes, I so agree. It's funny, just because piano is a Western instrument, so when Chinese hotels/restaurants are hiring pianist in China, blond hair and blue eyes make more money and are more often hired than those Chinese pianist, even if the Chinese pianist are so much better than the Caucasian ones. Guess what Tiff? I MISS YOU TOO! Man, school is out just like this... Oh yes, I so agree. It’s funny, just because piano is a Western instrument, so when Chinese hotels/restaurants are hiring pianist in China, blond hair and blue eyes make more money and are more often hired than those Chinese pianist, even if the Chinese pianist are so much better than the Caucasian ones.

Guess what Tiff? I MISS YOU TOO! Man, school is out just like this…

]]> by: tiff http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-425 Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:00:16 +0100 http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-425 Chinese people are impressed when non-Chinese people can speak Chinese. Just like they'd be more likely to hire a non-Chinese person over a Chinese one to teach them English, even if they're terrible at it, because they LOOK like they would speak English better. As for you, Sophie, I am missing you muchly. Chinese people are impressed when non-Chinese people can speak Chinese. Just like they’d be more likely to hire a non-Chinese person over a Chinese one to teach them English, even if they’re terrible at it, because they LOOK like they would speak English better.

As for you, Sophie, I am missing you muchly.

]]> by: i.s. http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-424 Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:16:43 +0100 http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-424 哦， 我只是喜欢赵无极。 哦， 我只是喜欢赵无极。

]]> by: Sof http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-423 Sun, 19 Jun 2005 23:31:44 +0100 http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-423 they fall because those Mormons know Chinese in the first place. not vice versa. I bet if a lot of Hindus spoke Chinese, "Chinese people would easily fall prey to Hindus" too. they fall because those Mormons know Chinese in the first place. not vice versa. I bet if a lot of Hindus spoke Chinese, “Chinese people would easily fall prey to Hindus” too.

]]> by: Ivan http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-422 Sun, 19 Jun 2005 23:26:24 +0100 http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-422 Also happens the other way. Those young Mormon guys you see on the bus all the time all read, write and speak fluent Chinese. They have to. Apparently, Chinese people easily fall prey to Mormons... Also happens the other way. Those young Mormon guys you see on the bus all the time all read, write and speak fluent Chinese. They have to. Apparently, Chinese people easily fall prey to Mormons…

]]> by: Justin http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-420 Sun, 19 Jun 2005 20:22:50 +0100 http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-420 "So don’t be proud as a Chinese because you don’t get ‘discriminated’ agasint in the Pmall" LOL Chinese culture really is beautiful. It's just a huge shame that so much of it was lost before and during the Mao regime; I think that loss of identity is what's responsible for the obnoxiousness and closed-mindedness of the current older generations. “So don’t be proud as a Chinese because you don’t get ‘discriminated’ agasint in the Pmall”

LOL

Chinese culture really is beautiful. It’s just a huge shame that so much of it was lost before and during the Mao regime; I think that loss of identity is what’s responsible for the obnoxiousness and closed-mindedness of the current older generations.

]]> by: Sof http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-419 Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:40:17 +0100 http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-419 haha, that happens here in Canada all the time, no? (a non-English-background person speaks and writes better than a English-background person). Chinese charaters go by meanings rather than pronunciation. So yes, if you see a character you don't know and is consisted of two characters you do know the meaning and the pronunciation, it's easier to figure out the meaning of this new character than its pronunciation. And that does reflect the Chinese philosophy, somewhat. don't you think? haha, that happens here in Canada all the time, no? (a non-English-background person speaks and writes better than a English-background person).

Chinese charaters go by meanings rather than pronunciation. So yes, if you see a character you don’t know and is consisted of two characters you do know the meaning and the pronunciation, it’s easier to figure out the meaning of this new character than its pronunciation.

And that does reflect the Chinese philosophy, somewhat. don’t you think?

]]> by: juff http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-418 Sun, 19 Jun 2005 18:29:22 +0100 http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-418 hahah. im actually more of an illiterate peasant. i can speak it quite fluently but most of the time i have no idea how to write or read what i am saying. yo jvan, pin yin is phonetics for chinese so you can actually start to pick it up nicely. the funniest/most surprising/humbling is when a western person speaks chinese better than you hahah. im actually more of an illiterate peasant. i can speak it quite fluently but most of the time i have no idea how to write or read what i am saying. yo jvan, pin yin is phonetics for chinese so you can actually start to pick it up nicely. the funniest/most surprising/humbling is when a western person speaks chinese better than you

]]> by: Ivan http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-417 Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:16:55 +0100 http://iamsof.blogsome.com/2005/06/18/chinese/#comment-417 I imagine it'll just take lots of time. Youcan't learn phonetics and figure everything out like you can with other languages. Just have to memorise everything. Also, pronunciation will probably take a while. I imagine it’ll just take lots of time. Youcan’t learn phonetics and figure everything out like you can with other languages. Just have to memorise everything.

Also, pronunciation will probably take a while.

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