Learning Chinese
Cantonese is a Filthy Language
So you know all those ching chong wing wong jokes we make in America, and also all the “Long Duk Dong” style jokes? (If you don’t know who he is then you are clearly not a child of the 80′s) Well, since moving to China I kinda wondered where they all came from. After all, &hellip Continue reading
The Two-Year Hump
Before I came to China people told me there was a 6-month language “hump.” That is, it would take 6 months for Chinese to change from a bat shit crazy collection of sounds (or the “ching-chong-ching” phase as John from Sinosplice calls it) to something that is recognizable as a language (even if you can’t understand it.) &hellip Continue reading
School Bells a Clangin’
With 4 months of freedom year, sometimes it’s hard to remember that I came to China to do a job. But the school bells a ringin’ and class started up today. My schedule this year isn’t bad, I requested teaching multiple subjects with my favorite classes so I get to see them each twice a &hellip Continue reading
Get to Know a Chinese Singer: Wang Leehom
As I’ve said before, I’m trying to get to listen to more Chinese singers to practice my listening. The only problem is, cheesy love songs are all the rage here and they are just about my least favorite things to listen to. So I’ve had to dig a little deeper and find some artists that &hellip Continue reading
My Favorite Chinese Character: Tea!
The Great Wall of Links
I read a lot of different websites related to China and travelers in China and there have been some funny/interesting stuff that I thought you might enjoy. Strange News of the Week – echinacities.com collected some of the more offbeat stories of the week and put them all together in one bite size article. Chinese &hellip Continue reading
Counting to 10 on One Hand
Most people think that there are 2 languages in China: Mandarin and Cantonese. Well, that is simplifying things a bit. There are actually dozens of different languages similar to the way there are dozens of different accents in America. But unlike an accent, these are actually different dialects that people from other places can’t understand. &hellip Continue reading
I Just Finished my First Chinese Novel!
I wanted to brag for minute and tell everyone that I just finished my first novel in Chinese. Okay, I admit, I’m using the term “novel” quite lightly. It’s not War and Peace or anything, rather a slim 46 page tome called I Really Want to Find Her. (It’s about 3 guys who are looking &hellip Continue reading
