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National Stereotypes

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ID: 1822 Intermediate
Whether we like it or not, we're often branded according to the country we hail from. While we call that stereotyping in the West, Chinese people often find it a convenient and expedient way to understand a person's personality (Chinese people stereotyping; a stereotype in itself!) In today's lesson, some foreigners encounter a number of stereotypes firsthand regarding their own countries of origin.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
见到 jiàndào to meet
xiān first
自我介绍 zìwǒ jièshào to introduce oneself
法国 Fǎguó France
你们好!很高兴见到你们!
nǐmen hǎo !hěn gāoxìng jiàndào nǐmen !
Hi! I'm really happy to meet you guys!
你好你好!
nǐhǎo nǐhǎo !
Hello, hello!
我先自我介绍一下,我姓韩,你们叫我韩雨就好了。
wǒ xiān zìwǒ jièshào yīxià ,wǒ xìng Hán ,nǐmen jiào wǒ Hán Yǔ jiù hǎo le 。
Let me introduce myself first. My last name is Han. You can call me Han Yu.
我的中文名字是何好德,我是法国人。
wǒ de Zhōngwén míngzi shì Hé Hǎodé ,wǒ shì Fǎguórén 。
My Chinese name is He Haode. I'm French.
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