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Posted on: Put Back the Weights

$50 per month?

Posted on: Put Back the Weights

As far as the drawbacks are concerned, I actually don't think I have much to say, unless I am talking about anything relating to sanitation or maintenance, or some cultural stuff.

Posted on: Embrace your Fears! 怕 (pà)...Adj

Yeah, this is useful info, but next time, would you please be a bit more comprehensive？

：D

Posted on: ChinesePod Jobs in New York! In Shanghai!

Which one?

Posted on: A Tour of the Office

Yeah, these were a little on the difficult side at first because they are handled in a way that seems so different to me. When I began my Chinese studies, I was always getting these times wrong. My suggestion is to simply memorize these patterns as 'chunks' as Ken Carrol would say.

I sometimes have problems expressing the time an event occurs, and my students have this problem sometimes when speaking English. I guess it is a difference that requires additional effort.

(edited a moment or so after the initial posting)

Posted on: Put Back the Weights

You know, I hope the last post doesn't come off as me dogging the gym here in China, that was not my intent. I just wanted to point out that there are things I like and dislike in both settings, here in China and what I have experienced back in my home country.

Posted on: Put Back the Weights

This is great! I am glad to see lessons related to this topic because I do work out often at a gym here in China.

I will say that it is different from my experience in the states. In terms of hygiene, I have never been in a gym so dirty... but, although it may sound like I am being harsh, I hope it is not received that way. What I mean is that there are other aspects that I enjoy better here than at a gym back home. I am not necessarily saying one setting is better than the other, just that they are different and I accept that there will be differences in attitude and things like sanitation. The gym I work out at in China is very relaxed, and people have freedom to do pretty much what they want. People smoke in the locker rooms and basically hang out in the changing room eating and chatting or whatnot. Although that is not my style, I do appreciate that no one is breathing down my neck making any demands or really telling me to do anything.

The service is good as well, there is a particular attention to detail that I really appreciate, and the price is much cheaper than what I was paying back home. I hired the services of a personal trainer, and he is really good. He devotes a lot of effort, and he is very careful and thorough. He has a great work ethic, working nearly every day and only complaining about the heat (no A/C). And it isn't because I am a foreigner that he is so diligent and hardworking. That may have been true at first, but I know that all clients are treated this way.

The prices are really low, mostly related to the value of the currency. I don't think I could find such a dedicated and knowledgable trainer at the price I pay here. He really is great, I got the luck of the draw. Some of the trainers can be a little too much on the 热情 side (if you know what I mean)... After lifting a heavy weight, and sitting up, the last think I really want to do is answer questions from an excited trainer about how old I am, or whether I have a girlfriend etc. He is friendly, but not overwhelming.

I have been regularly working out at the gym for a few months now, but I still haven't really acclimated to the gym culture in China. Despite the time, I really still don't understand it. The questions that my trainer will ask, or the way he focuses sometimes feels strange to me. He will sometimes direct a lot of attention to things that I think are insignificant. I do struggle a little with the language barrier, but my Chinese is 'aight'...  Things are different, the music that is played, the things people talk about, the machoness (is that even a word : }  ) is not quite the same.

Hey, that all I want to say about this right now. I plan to listen to this lesson later, and always hope that Chinesepod will produce more content that is related to this topic, preferably at the higher levels.

George (please excuse grammar and spelling mistakes)

Posted on: Supplier Problems

Hey guys, excellent idea! I've have a question about a term that is related to this lesson, but I can't seem to find a translation I am truly confident in.... The word for print 名词， not 动词. I am talking about the form that an assembly line will get specific information about a finished product.. I found a few words ... i.e., 印子， 版画, but im not really confident that these would work...

Anyway, I plan to listen to this one in a few weeks.

Thanks,

George

Posted on: Business Trip in Kunming

Personally, I enjoyed the Ethnic Minority Park ( or something along those lines ). To me, it was very interesting to learn about many of the minority groups in China.

Posted on: Business Trip in Kunming

Well, personally, I thought it was a nice place to visit, but extremely pricy for the admission ticket. I don't remember how much, but I remember feeling that it was quite expensive.