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Posted on: The Trouble with Marrying a Foreigner
May 30, 2013 at 9:42 PM

the realproblem Chinese people have with being with foreigners: they know they'll be stared at by every Chinese person they ever come across. Or, they find out soon after dating a foreigner that they will be stared at by every Chinese person they come across, and they think it's extremely embarrassing for themselves.

Posted on: It's Not Hard to Say Goodbye
May 30, 2013 at 9:01 PM

Question:

How do we say, "Did you say goodbye to everyone?"

Is there a better way to say it than:  你有没有跟大家都说再见?

Also, what if the situation is a foreigner leaving China and saying goodbye to everyone he/she knows. In this case, "再见“ doesn't seem to make sense, because the foreigner won't be seeing the people anymore. 

Is there a way to say it with 别? Like the movie 霸王别姬 

Posted on: Water for a Cold
May 29, 2013 at 4:48 AM

is there a difference between 冷水(lěngshuǐ) and 冰的水 (bīngde shuǐ) ?

Posted on: Calligraphy Practice
May 28, 2013 at 5:38 AM

how do we say "calligrapher" in Chinese? Is it 书家(shūjiā) or 书法家(shūfǎjiā) ?

Posted on: A Bad Guy
May 27, 2013 at 10:14 AM

What I meant was that those people you mentioned aren't professional Chinese teachers and nobody pays them to teach Chinese. Chinesepod is a company that teaches Chinese by employing Mandarin specialists and other professionals. So, what photos get posted onto this site, and what photos random individuals post online are really different.

I do have a faith, but I don't think that's related to my views on this.

Posted on: A Bad Guy
May 27, 2013 at 6:35 AM

Interesting comment. My response is we don't go to those people you mentioned to learn Chinese. It's like a school faculty member dressing inappropriately and then someone saying "Well, lots of people dress like that". You disagree with me, and that's fine. I think that China's reputation for being conservative definitely doesn't apply to how people dress. Since realizing this, I've begun to doubt if Chinese people are conservative at all, but that's a different topic.

Posted on: Excited about Exclamations (Part 3)
May 25, 2013 at 5:39 PM

I haven't listened yet, but I just want to say that it seems like there have been really few comments recently.  Seems odd 

Posted on: The Life of a Programmer 4: A New Opportunity
May 25, 2013 at 5:37 PM

great lesson. The dialog was a challenge for intermediate, but that's good. 

Posted on: Making a Mojito
May 24, 2013 at 3:35 AM

okay, interesting, thanks

Posted on: Which is better: China or the USA?
May 24, 2013 at 3:29 AM

thanks