It's so true that one of the reasons I don't perform that well in Chinese is that when I am trying my darnedest to speak as correctly as I can, I still get criticized and this is a serious deterrent for me...I guess my skin is too thin! And I do just love the comments about looking so much better than I did yesterday!!! That's a real backhanded comment.
Even a parent will sit in front of me and tear a strip off their older child...and never think it's rude or unhealthy.
Well to get back to subject of this post, I will try another method to learn because I am not doing well as an auditory learner and this that I need more visuals to get my head around it. I know that teaching english books like Side by Side offer a more Western approach to learning English with a lot of visuals and I think that on further analysis, this is what I need too to learn Chinese. There was a very interesting link to fluentU.com that I will investigate further.
A glimpse into the life of a Kunming fruit seller
Posted byThanks again for the wonderful comments. Keep them coming! I love to hear your opinions...especially that you like to learn about the lives of our locals here in KMG. It's true that there are other reasons for this woman to chose this business, and as foreigners we look at the bigger picture of things do not take everything at face value!
A glimpse into the life of a Kunming fruit seller
Posted byThanks for the wonderful comments and keeping a positive spin on things! Check out "Exploring Kunming Bread: Guandu Baba" if you want more of the same. I'm currently researching/writing an article about my local Library Lady, who owns a private English and Chinese Children's Library. Regards, Roz
Metro Line 1 begins passenger trial period
Posted byAnyone know what you do once you get off at XiaoDong Village? Is there a bus terminal or bus stop to get a bus into town? If so, which ones?
Governor: Provincial highway bathrooms China's worst
Posted byWHAT GOOD NEWS!
Education is required here. There are many things they can do to clean the public toilets up and keep them clean. Top of the list is that workers must be trained to:
1) stop using toilet water to clean the floors
2) use disinfectant solutions to clean
3) install washroom basins for the sole purpose of washing out mops and pails, and storing cleaning solutions
4) stop using the Western toilet stalls for storage of mops and the Western toilets to clean the mops, and keep them fully operational for seniors and handicapped person or others who aren't able to squat
Metro Line 1 begins passenger trial period
Posted byYes, it does go to nowhere, which would be useless for those of us who live on the line!