tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post5652961247177602844..comments2023-10-29T21:14:24.325+08:00Comments on SHE in China: Awaiting the 'easy' experienceJonna Wibeliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-54391734189944881072008-06-14T09:51:00.000+08:002008-06-14T09:51:00.000+08:00Anonymouse with the old lady English... :) That's ...Anonymouse with the old lady English... :) That's quite funny! I know another Swe girl who studied Chi for 1 year and then worked at a kindergarden for 2 years... after that her Mandarin was fluent, however, she spoke a bit like a little kid, and her Chi friends sometimes laugh at the childish expressions that she's using, teasing here for her 'baby language'... but her Chi is great now. I have actually been thinking about trying to get a job w kids as they r normally easier to understand and more forgiving... But let's see!Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-13377785540263418642008-06-14T01:12:00.000+08:002008-06-14T01:12:00.000+08:00Or You and your boyfriend speak Mandarin only to e...Or You and your boyfriend speak Mandarin only to each other. Whoever started speaking English does the house cleaning that day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-44485307545141310812008-06-13T21:51:00.000+08:002008-06-13T21:51:00.000+08:00Jonna, this is the first anonymous on this page wr...Jonna, this is the first anonymous on this page writing again. When I started learning English a few decades ago (I am much older than you), I picked up my spoken English from several nice American ladies (they were my teachers). Years later when I came to live in the States, I started to realize I had talked like a lady linguistically. The problem was that I am a guy. There are always subtle gender differences in every language in terms of choice of words, colloquial expression, and tone in spoken language. My suggestion to you for enhancing your Chinese is to make some Chinese female girls to practice your Chinese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-33882289625660711802008-06-13T15:16:00.000+08:002008-06-13T15:16:00.000+08:00Hang -I know I know.. it's just intimidating. Also...Hang -I know I know.. it's just intimidating. Also, sometimes I feel Chi ppl fast turn to English if I make mistakes in Chi... I sps I should get out of Shanghai/Suzhou and travel to more... Well, Hunan is my next travel destination so that will b cool! (I hope!)<BR/><BR/>Anonoymouse -Nah.... dumping my BF isn't an option. I just have to do it the hard way :)Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-48620103610717431402008-06-13T01:26:00.000+08:002008-06-13T01:26:00.000+08:00The only way to improve your mandarin is to dump y...The only way to improve your mandarin is to dump your current BF and start dating Chinese guy who doesn't speak English at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-19831084032411803952008-06-12T18:14:00.000+08:002008-06-12T18:14:00.000+08:00Interesting post. From my experience of learning E...Interesting post. From my experience of learning English, I would say there is a threshold on your way to achieving fluency in a foreign language. Once you've crossed the threshold, you can improve very very fast. At that stage you even don't need a teacher. All you need to do is to read, listen and speak more.Hanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420626302943108535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-6006815144046178972008-06-12T13:18:00.000+08:002008-06-12T13:18:00.000+08:00well obviously I need sleep as I am offending ppl ...well obviously I need sleep as I am offending ppl w-out even thinking twice about what I am writing. Changed. Thanks for pointing it out.Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-72241127674397229212008-06-12T09:45:00.000+08:002008-06-12T09:45:00.000+08:00Hey Jonna! I can't believe that you called Japane...Hey Jonna! I can't believe that you called Japanese students <I>Japs</I>. Didn't you know that this word is a very offensive derogatory to Japanese? Oh, well. It's only Japanese. It's not like they speak English or care.<BR/><BR/>When you don't have enough sleep, you would be prone to get sick. Get more sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com