<![CDATA[Comments on: The Guanxi Myth]]> John Chan, author of the Amazon bestseller China Streetsmart is back in the studio to bust the Guanxi myth.]]> 2009-10-12 19:00:00 <![CDATA[By: jimijames]]> Great Lesson!

If you really want to do something well in China always be aware of the person straight away offering you 关系

Real things take planning, timing and perserverance.

Real Guanxi cannot be brought. It takes real committment.

 

 

]]> Great Lesson!

If you really want to do something well in China always be aware of the person straight away offering you 关系

Real things take planning, timing and perserverance.

Real Guanxi cannot be brought. It takes real committment.

 

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: juzi]]> Great to hear John speaking again and great to continue hearing practical knowledge from your shows Jenny. These are good complements to the Chinese lessons.

]]> Great to hear John speaking again and great to continue hearing practical knowledge from your shows Jenny. These are good complements to the Chinese lessons.

]]> <![CDATA[By: yaonulixuexi]]> I wonder if John  can speak Chinese really well, since he's lived in China  so many years

]]> I wonder if John  can speak Chinese really well, since he's lived in China  so many years

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> @jimijames and juzi,

Thank you for your support! John is an old China hand. It's always great to listen to him.

@yaonulixuexi,

John speaks excellent Chinese with a Beijing drawl. I believe he spent his formative years in China in the capital.

]]> @jimijames and juzi,

Thank you for your support! John is an old China hand. It's always great to listen to him.

@yaonulixuexi,

John speaks excellent Chinese with a Beijing drawl. I believe he spent his formative years in China in the capital.

]]> <![CDATA[By: yaonulixuexi]]> what does "drawl" mean?

]]> what does "drawl" mean?

]]> <![CDATA[By: majikat]]> " drawl" is a type of accent from a particular region or to be more precise it is slow and drawn out this is typical of  Texas compared to say california !

]]> " drawl" is a type of accent from a particular region or to be more precise it is slow and drawn out this is typical of  Texas compared to say california !

]]> <![CDATA[By: withzid]]> What a good lesson~~

It is really good for me!!

]]> What a good lesson~~

It is really good for me!!

]]> <![CDATA[By: tage]]> Thanks to both of you for a very informative lesson. I agree with John, that 'guanxi' is not special for China, you find it in any society, but I've found that Chinese people in general are a little better than Westerners at remembering reciprocity.

]]> Thanks to both of you for a very informative lesson. I agree with John, that 'guanxi' is not special for China, you find it in any society, but I've found that Chinese people in general are a little better than Westerners at remembering reciprocity.

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> @yaonulixuexi,

The defining feature of the Beijing drawl is the 'er' sound added to the end of a lot of words. John calls it 'piratified'.

]]> @yaonulixuexi,

The defining feature of the Beijing drawl is the 'er' sound added to the end of a lot of words. John calls it 'piratified'.

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> @tage,

Great point about reciprocity. It is a corner stone in our value system. We have this concept of 人情/ren2 qing2, which literally means 'human relations'. But essentially it's social debt. We define favors and act of kindness as debt which you should repay.

]]> @tage,

Great point about reciprocity. It is a corner stone in our value system. We have this concept of 人情/ren2 qing2, which literally means 'human relations'. But essentially it's social debt. We define favors and act of kindness as debt which you should repay.

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