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williamjisir @williamjisir (22819) • China 28 Aug 07

In recent years, tourism has developed rapidly in China. At the same time, environment pollution has become heavier and heavier. We cannot say that the development of tourism will lead to environmental pollution, but it has done...

environment and tourism

environmental pollution

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laowai The biggest problem I've seen is caused by the disgusting behavior of some tourists in China. When I was in Huanglong last year, the pools were mostly dry. There were signs EVERYWHERE telling people not to touch anything because of the severe damage it would...

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mykari @mykari (14) • China 26 Sep 07

i live in china and had trouble in communicating with people. i have heard that chinese is very difficult language to learn. i like to know how many languages spoken in china?

chinese language

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laowai Yes, there are definitely a ton of dialects in China. Every province and sometimes cities and villages will speak Mandarin Chinese differently. My Chinese friends have difficulty understanding people from other parts of the country. But there are also...

3 Oct 07

laowai @laowai (136) • United States 9 Sep 07

The national holiday is approaching at the start of October. My job has generously given me a full week (9 days) without work. (Most jobs in China require employees to work the weekends before and after the holidays.) I'm...

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laowai I'm a little too scared to take a bike ride around China. I've seen too many crazy drivers here in Shenzhen and too many accidents. I try to avoid being on roads as much as possible.

12 Sep 07

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laowai @laowai (136) • United States 9 Sep 07

The national holiday is approaching at the start of October. My job has generously given me a full week (9 days) without work. (Most jobs in China require employees to work the weekends before and after the holidays.) I'm...

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laowai I've been through Zhuhai, but haven't really done anything there. Maybe I'll stay for a day or two and take some time in Macau too.

12 Sep 07

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maybebaby @maybebaby (1230) • Canada 9 Sep 07

I have tons of favorite quotes from The Simpsons. For example: "Look in the tunk...I think he means trunk." They have such great writers and so many memorable lines. What's your favorite Simpson's quote?

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laowai Homer: "Aw... Twenty dollars. But I wanted a peanut." Homer's Brain: "Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts." Homer: "Explain how." Homer's Brain: "Money can be exchanged for goods and services."

10 Sep 07

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livelily @livelily (141) • China 9 Sep 07

On the last week, our company retained an English teacher for us , we will have two classes within a week to study English ,I am very happy for this , since I think that I would get the biggish progress once through the English...

english

happy

teacher

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laowai Good luck with the class. Remember, take every opportunity to speak English. It's ok if you make a mistake--the teacher should correct you to help you improve.

10 Sep 07

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williamjisir @williamjisir (22819) • China 9 Sep 07

To begin with, I am a Chinese English teacher. It is my day to celebrate this special day of us teachers. In China, the government set up a date to celebrate teachers' day twenty-two years ago, which was the year 1985....

teachers day

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laowai I'm very disappointed. No one reminded me of this earlier. And none of my students said anything in class today. Maybe I should've assigned them more homework.

10 Sep 07

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laowai @laowai (136) • United States 9 Sep 07

The national holiday is approaching at the start of October. My job has generously given me a full week (9 days) without work. (Most jobs in China require employees to work the weekends before and after the holidays.) I'm...

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laowai I've been interested in visiting Hangzhou. It would be convenient for a short holiday. But I'm still thinking I'd like to go someplace a little less crowded.

10 Sep 07

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laowai @laowai (136) • United States 9 Sep 07

The national holiday is approaching at the start of October. My job has generously given me a full week (9 days) without work. (Most jobs in China require employees to work the weekends before and after the holidays.) I'm...

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KATRINKA @KATRINKA (1624) • United States 8 Sep 07

What do you think of authors who don't write their own books? For instance, recently, I heard that James Patterson has a team who writes his books. He does still write one of his series himself. When I purchase a book by an...

authors who dont write their own books

best selling authors

teams of writers

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laowai It's all about name recognition for publishers to hopefully make money. It's the marketing world. It's nice when credit is given to the writer, but what truly matters is the content of the book. Granted, plenty of readers like to find books by the same author,...

9 Sep 07

ckh2011 @ckh2011 (10) • China 9 Aug 07

I think that loud speaking is help with improve english speakin skills.

loud speaking

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laowai It's not that importantly to speak loudly. But it is important to speak loud enough for the people to hear you. It will help build your confidence in English. It's also good for any language. I always have to remember to speak louder in Chinese so that the...

8 Sep 07

LightninStrike @LightninStrike (5915) • Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 26 Aug 07

I love to read, and even though i read more during the winter, i also read during the summer. I am currently reading a silly bestseller, but i want to read something that really thrills me next. Can any of you recommend me a...

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laowai A few Books that are worth reading: Oracle Bones by Peter Hessler Nova by Samuel R. Delany Something Gorgeous by Junior Burke One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

29 Aug 07

happybabe @happybabe (206) • China 30 May 07

Have you got married?Did you have to ask for permisson from your parents before you get married.I haven't got married,but I think that if I fall in love with someone and intend to marry him,I have to tell my parents my decision...

marriage

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laowai I didn't have to ask my parents when I got engaged to my wife. But it did help that my parents met her and really like her before then. My wife's mother also liked me before we got engaged... so everyone was quite happy with the result.

28 Aug 07

sanju21 @sanju21 (135) • United States 27 Aug 07

I am a lover of poems and poetries and is very passionate abut this.My favourite ones are Emily Dickinson,Pablo Neruda,Robert Frost.I also used to get motivation from them for my writing as I als used to compose poems for my...

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laowai I haven't been reading too much poetry lately. I used to read quite a bit, but it's more difficult to find English books in China. Now I have to settle for reading some more contemporary poets online in literary journals.

27 Aug 07

girlclothes @girlclothes (45) • Philippines 24 Aug 07

Someone recently returned a couple of books to me and to my chagrin, the books weren't exactly in good shape. The cover was a little bit grimy around the edges and there were a lot of folds or dog-ears on the pages. Now I'm pretty...

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laowai I usually buy used books, so I don't really care what happens if someone borrows them. Any of my books that I really care about don't go into the hands of anyone other than immediate family. My parents and brother rarely ever touch my signed copies unless I...

24 Aug 07

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45940) • United States 24 Aug 07

We want to go to Nova Scotia for a 4-day weekend to celebrate our 9th anniversary. Well, in order to do that I need to get a passport and hubby needs to renew his Dutch passport. Mine is a simple process. For Hubby, he must go to...

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laowai It was a pretty bad idea to require all citizens to show their passports to cross the Canadian border. It really just causes more problems than it's worth. Does your husband have to go to the Consulate in person or can he get it done by mail? Either way,...

24 Aug 07

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amynichole @amynichole (30) • United States 22 Aug 07

As Homer says in the movie..." You're all a bunch of suckers!" Including me...it was like paying to see the tv show, only without the week delay for part 2. But...I loved it anyway!

the simpsons

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laowai I had to buy a copy of it since they won't show it in China. Cost me 75 cents. But the first one I got was in German with Chinese subtitles.

24 Aug 07

williamjisir @williamjisir (22819) • China 11 Aug 07

Me? I hope that I will have a longer summer vacation, but I have more than 13 days left before I have to go back to work on campus. How I miss staying home without going back to work. I want to rest for a longer time. So what...

human nature is greedy

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laowai I actually want to start working. I've been on vacation for two months now and I'm getting a little bored at home. I want to get back into work and get motivated to do something.

23 Aug 07

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laowai @laowai (136) • United States 22 Aug 07

I was watching the news today and also read an article about this. The study claims that 25% of Americans didn't read a single book in the last year. A big excuse for not reading was apparently, "I get tired when I read." Now,...

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laowai That would be a great start. Just hope we have good enough teachers to teach literature properly. I'll even admit I disliked reading almost everything for class, but I used to read other books on the side. Don't know about writing by hand... that's...

22 Aug 07

wdiong @wdiong (1815) • Singapore 22 Aug 07

Does anyone here use teriyaki sauce in their cooking? If you do, please share your recipe with all the ingredients of the dish here. Thank you very much.

cooking

food

teriyaki sauce

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laowai I used to love cooking with terriyaki sauce. It was great with chicken, beef, and fish. But now it's difficult to find here in China. Does anyone know how to make the sauce without buying a bottle of it at the store?

22 Aug 07

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