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maggiec

Posted on: Ticket Scalper
July 15, 2008 at 4:58 PM

Thanks again for a very practical lesson.  The colloquial language is the kind I hear in everyday life in China so I appreciate learning it.  I have often been told that the Chinese taught in text books is not often used in normal life and sounds a bit strange. 

Posted on: Chicago
May 9, 2008 at 1:22 PM

bluemoons, If you mean the dialogue box that plays the podcast, I wondered what happened to it too until I scrolled all the way to the bottom and found it there. Maybe the big pictures up above squeezed it out. It's usually at the top but now it's at the bottom.

Posted on: Detroit
April 8, 2008 at 5:27 AM

Thanks Grancher for the tip, but I did try to go into profile but when I hit edit the user name doesn't come up as an option. I've tried every thing I can think of and no access. Am I missing something right in front of my eyes?

Posted on: Detroit
April 6, 2008 at 7:30 AM

Yeah, Obitoddkenobi, I am getting hungry thinking of them. Good to connect with old home 'boys.' And I agree about the Canada border thing. I have made many trips to Ontario and regularly visit my bro. in law's cottage at Redondo State Park on Erie. Toronto is also one of my favorite places to visit. Talk about an international city. How about Toronto or Vancouver for a Chinese pod lesson? Btw, can someone tell me how to change my user name to something more human than a number? I have tried and can't seem to figure it out.

Posted on: Detroit
April 6, 2008 at 5:49 AM

Well, this is my first time to comment on one of your lessons though I've been listening for quite some time. Chinese Pod is the best on-line learning I've found. You offer useful language, entertaining and informative commentary, and quality broadcasting. It's the best! Thanks. Now the reason that provoked me to write is that Detroit is my home town too, although I left in '71. Yeah I'm that old. Anyway, we still get back to the Detroit area, namely Livonia, to visit family every year. Yes Detroit proper is pretty 'po,' but the suburbs are decent and there are some great aspects of the city such as the museums, zoo, theater, Greek town and other interesting cultural offerings. After leaving Detroit we moved out west to California and later Reno, Nv. and Woody Allen was right, their idea of culture is putting Velveeta cheese in the deli section of the super market. Detroit has some dynamite Jewish Deli's that you can't find out west, not to mention Greek coney island hot dogs that are impossible to duplicate. Well, some day I hope to be able to talk about all this stuff in Chinese. Hopefully, through CP I'll be able to do that. Btw, I have been living in Beijing China teaching English for 9 years. I love Chinese food but I am tempted to iopen a Greek Coney Island diner if only I could find an authentic Greek cook!