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Posted on: Doing Business in the Bath House

It is sometimes tempting for me to lump a society into one little pigeonhole, I am guilty of this myself at times. Now, I think that it is safe to say that I have traveled extensively in China... Been pretty much everywhere (except I don't have much experience in the far western part of China, never been to xinjiang or xizang, and I haven't been to Taiwan either), and based on this travel experience, I can plainly say that people vary widely in customs. Sometimes, there are big differences in neighboring cities.

I don't know exactly the point I want to make here, but I just want to say that, if you want to find dirt in China, you can find it. You can also find the traditional stuff. In my mind, if I must state a difference between the society of the United States, and society in China ( I have traveled far more extensively in China than the United States, but I have lived in the United States far longer than China) it would be that China seems more raw in the sense that the consequences of actions seem to be sharper, quicker to emerge, and linger longer than consequences back in the United States, but thats my impression.

Well, I guess I will cease my ragtime rambling.

Thanks,

George

Posted on: Doing Business in the Bath House

Hey guys,

I must say, the dialogue was really good for this level. The woman talks quite fast (Im not complaining, I think fast is appropriate at the upper-intermediate level), and expresses emotion. I would say that, based on my experience in China, this is the type of language you will find on the street in China. Sometimes, I wish all Chinese was delivered in a very standard, slow-to-moderate, Jenny-style delivered style, but that just isn't going to happen. Living in China, I run into all sorts of expression, not all of it easy to understand. That is why it is important to listen to different ways of expression, and get used to how people communicate.

Thanks,

George

Posted on: Hiring Discrimination

哈哈哈。。。 Yeah, I could write a book on this topic.... Well, anyway, I won't say more, but I testify that this absolutely exists in China.

Posted on: 孙悟空三打白骨精（第一集）

我的问题跟这个有关。。。 ‘vocabulary’ 部分是; 工夫。。。 一个‘expansion'的句子是；功夫。。。 (你工作效率也太高吧， 一眨眼功夫就搞定了这么多事情)... 它们都是'time'吗。

多谢谢。

Posted on: Put Back the Weights

One thing I have noticed in my time is that people that I have met in China are sometimes very sensitive to things like this. It is one of the difficulties I run into living here. If I mention that an aspect is better back home than here, sometimes Chinese people erroneously believe I think that life in my country is better than here. That is not the case, at least in all aspects, but it is difficult to get them to understand this. This is why I hope that people don't believe that I am simply trying to dog gyms in China.

Posted on: Put Back the Weights

I just hope you can get that price in Nanjing. You may not be able to, and my experience is that people in Jiangsu Province haggle much more aggressively than the people in Hebei Province. I can say this from abundant personal experience.

Posted on: Put Back the Weights

not sure about monthly memberships. I purchased an annual membership for 400元。 The center is centrally located, and has many of the typical weights and machines. For an additional fee, you may attend classes such as dancing, yoga, and spinning. I was previously a member of another gym for around 250, but they did a midnight run about 2 months into my membership. You may be able to negotiate a monthly membership, but it depends on the management. I hope this helps.

Posted on: Put Back the Weights

Yeah, don't expect too much in terms of sanitation or maintenance, and it is actually not so bad... Oh yeah, and the vacations.... sometimes without notice..

Posted on: 日本恐怖片

介绍一下新的朋友。。 Connie!  :D

Posted on: Put Back the Weights

Well, I am paying 100元 per hour (actually more like two hours, really it is 100 per session even if it goes over an hour), but I am also in a small city in Hebei, Baoding. My guess is that you may not find that price in Nanjing, but you never know. Oh, the lessons are entirely in Chinese. An English-speaking teacher would be far more expensive.