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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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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 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

setylon @setylon (86) • China 21 Jun 07

At the 9:00 on Saturday on 23th,june,I will have a CET4 exam which is a ritual exam in colleges and universities of China.I am afraid that I can't get pass so I feel nervous.

cet4

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laowai As a university English teacher, I don't think I need any help. But thanks for the offer.

21 Jun 07

laowai @laowai (136) • United States 3 Jun 07

I'm looking for some Chinese poetry. I already have some books here--one is really good, but the other is a terrible translation. I want to find some Chinese poetry online with good English translations. I need to have the Chinese...

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laowai Thanks. Looks like a good site for me to use.

10 Jun 07

laowai @laowai (136) • United States 23 May 07

I'm heading to Beijing again this summer. My parents have seen most of the city sights. We did all the major attractions and some out-of-the-way places as well. I was wondering what day trips (or longer) there are from Beijing. I...

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laowai I was just looking for suggestions about places to go and things to see outside of Beijing. I originally wanted to go to Kunming, but my parents decided it was too much flying. I know Tianjin and Datong are nearby, but I don't know of anything else.

24 May 07

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laowai @laowai (136) • United States 12 May 07

I'm traveling to Kunming with my parents and brother in July. We'll spend about 4 days there before moving on to another place. What can we do there? What are the sites that we must see? I really just want to see some nature and...

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laowai Lijiang and Deqin are too far for such a short trip through Yunnan. Don't know how far the stone forest is, but I'll check that out.

13 May 07

loveJulia @loveJulia (84) • China 26 Apr 07

in the first two days,i will go to Beijing with my friends.and then go home. on May 2nd,i 'll attend my friend's wedding ceremony. I'm looking forward to it...

chocolate

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laowai Yeah, that's a really long trip. You need more time off to go home--even a week isn't enough.

28 Apr 07

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

What causes the worst hangovers? I used to think it was cheap beer back in college. The stuff like Natural Ice and Busch made my stomach turn. Now I think I've found that baijou is the absolute worst. I have to avoid drinking with...

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laowai Oh great, no I have to break out the dictionary and translate the characters I don't know. Of course, the ones I don't know are probably the most important. Wo bu zhi dao: ?, ??, ?, ?, ?, ??, ??????, ?, ?. Without those characters, I lose the meaning.

21 Apr 07

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jlp345 @jlp345 (26) • China 10 Apr 07

Hi there,I am a chinese.I will work in a IT compony in 3 months and an English name is prerequisite.So I wonder wheather someone on mylot can be kind of to do me a favor.My Chinese name is '???'.Which English name should I...

english name

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laowai It's really difficult thinking of a name that fits. Most of what I can think of are just common names. Give me a little while and I might think of a nice literary name. Now I know how difficult it was to get my Chinese name: ????

16 Apr 07

ram_cv @ram_cv (16513) • India 5 Nov 09

Do you get nervous during interviews or feel confident facing the panel? I myself usually am nervous before the interview, but usually once it starts I feel very confident. What about you? For some tips on handling interviews...

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laowai Do you get nervous during interviews or feel confident facing the panel? I myself usually am nervous before the interview, but usually once it starts I feel very confident. What about you? For some tips on handling interviews check out the following...

5 Nov 09

laowai @laowai (136) • United States 5 Apr 07

I guess I need a kick in the butt. I work part time at night and I wake up fairly early in the morning. But lately I haven't been motivated to write. I have about 20 ideas for articles that I can easily write and have been meaning...

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laowai Thanks for the little kick. You're right, most of the time I don't get much money for my articles, but that's not the only thing I'm writing (a few novellas, short stories, poetry, screenplays). And saving money to buy things doesn't help... All I really need...

5 Apr 07

Bryanx54 @Bryanx54 (644) 24 Aug 09

I was reading in the news again lately and i came across another headline with Tevez and his usual Ranting about Sir Alex Ferguson, when will this stop? and why is Tevez still very bitter towards SAF is there more we should know...

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laowai I was reading in the news again lately and i came across another headline with Tevez and his usual Ranting about Sir Alex Ferguson, when will this stop? and why is Tevez still very bitter towards SAF is there more we should know about this incident?

24 Aug 09

laowai @laowai (136) • United States 6 Mar 07

Anyone have any ideas for learning Chinese? I have been living in China for a year and a half and have not learned as much as I think I should. I can have very simple conversations, but nothing that lasts more than a minute or...

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laowai Yes, my computer supports Chinese. I've been trying to type a little in Chinese, but I guess I don't use it enough to remember it all. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out and see if it'll help.

28 Mar 07

laowai @laowai (136) • United States 27 Mar 07

I'm trying to decide where to travel for the May holiday in China. I'd like to find something inexpensive as I should save my money so I can travel to the US this summer. But I would like to get out of Guangdong province for the...

china

holiday

travel

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laowai I'd like to go, but the flight is too expensive. Plus my girlfriend would have to get a visa.

27 Mar 07

cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 2 Mar 07

I have been interested in attending a writing retreat this coming summer. One that provides some professional input as well as some relaxation and writing time. Does anyone know of any good ones? I am on the East Coast, so of...

retreat

summer

writing

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laowai It's a great combo of poetry and prose and even some translation work. And if you don't enjoy the classes and such, just head out for a hike or a drink.

5 Mar 07

webbuff @webbuff (926) • Philippines 1 Mar 07

After my stay in Thailand im able to go to other asian country for 2 weeks.. can you suggest other asian country best to visit? (april-may)

asian

country

thailand

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laowai It's located all over the north of China. It stretches about 2000km. Best place to see it is near Beijing (Badaling section is most popular and crowded).

5 Mar 07

cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 3 Mar 07

How does everyone keep track of what they have submitted to where and then their earnings, acceptances, and rejections? I have heard some people do spreadsheets, is there other ideas out there? It is something I should probably...

earnings

spreadsheet

writing

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laowai yeah, it's definitely due to the volume of submissions they get. There are otherr places that have similar restrictions... I think Kenyon Review has something similar. I think it's also to keep people who really aren't good writers from flooding the...

3 Mar 07

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