User Comments - KennyK
KennyK
Posted on: Experiencing Agricultural Life
July 12, 2007 at 4:01 AMi love this format... not that i don't like the dialogues, but i feel it's much more interesting and useful to just hear natural speech as opposed to scripted dialogues
Posted on: Condoms
July 12, 2007 at 1:28 AMshould buying condoms really be such an embarassing situation? it's not like you're buying hemmorhoid cream or anything :P
Posted on: #7
July 12, 2007 at 1:26 AMthis is difficult... in my mind i can only picture chinese actors...LOL
Posted on: Please Speak Chinese
July 12, 2007 at 1:23 AM@maxiewawa (6-25-2007) I've been there and done that scenario a million times. It's really frustrating sometimes. I found I can avoid some confusion by just starting off "ni hao" ... this is my cue to them that i'm a foreigner who is about to speak chinese to them one of the worse cases i've seen is in fast food restaurants (MD, KFC, BK, etc...) as soon as i walk in i can hear them scream to the back "wai guo ren!" and then they search for that manager who can speak english and then they start giggling and teasing each other about who will speak english to me...................... and then of course i order the whole meal in chinese :P
Posted on: I'm bored
July 12, 2007 at 1:11 AMwhen i'm bored i study chinese
Posted on: Chinese Tea
July 12, 2007 at 12:52 AMI love chinese tea :)
Posted on: Interview with the Boss
July 12, 2007 at 12:48 AMi was wondering if any cultural or etiquette notes could be provided along with the lessons. for example, i know when meeting someone it is polite to exchange business cards and use both hands. any others i should be aware of when going to an interview?
Posted on: The Drug Dealer
July 12, 2007 at 12:34 AMinteresting lesson... i have a chinese friend who was telling me about a friend who likes to do drugs. I asked "what kind of drugs" and my friend replied "i don't know how to say in english, but their head will shake" i assumed it must be something like ecstacy, but now i'm sure - thanks chinesepod
Posted on: Name-Calling, Chinese-Style
July 10, 2007 at 5:27 AMjust to throw another popular insult out there for everyone... 智障 (zhi4 zhang4) - "retarded person"... kids in Taiwan love to call each other that :P
Posted on: The Drug Dealer
July 12, 2007 at 4:05 AMi agree... great acting... and yes, maxiewawa, it seems chinesepod wants to get out the message against illegal activity... the "black market gun deal" lesson also ended with a police bust...