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Posted on: #36
February 7, 2008 at 6:52 PM

Thought I knew this at first, but after listening to it a couple times, I'm not so sure now. Question regarding the intro. Does the DVD apply only to new subscribers? I have been a Premium member for about 7 months now, and would love to get a copy

Posted on: Choosing a Chinese Name and Safety
January 18, 2008 at 4:55 PM

Excellent installment of DA. JP's input is greatly appreciated. Unfortunately, I have not been to China yet, so I can't contibute with any experience or say what my favorite food is. I may get the opportunity within the next couple months to travel to Shanghai and Wuxi as part of my job. I am really looking forward to experiencing everything firsthand. I think the Chinese name I have selected for myself is rather clever considering I have only been studying for about 7 months now. 凯金龍 (kai3 jin1 long2 - victorious gold dragon), which is a loose transliteration of my name combined with the year I was born. As always, keep up the good work Amber.

Posted on: Tone Rule: Two Third Tones
January 4, 2008 at 11:41 PM

Interestingly enough, the teacher that I had for my Mandarin class basically said the same thing that xiaohu's teacher did. "All are pronounced 2nd except for the final, which is 3rd". She was from somewhere in Guangdong (don't remember where). Could it be that people in different parts of the country (or from Taiwan) would say them differently? I will ask some of my native Chinese coworkers and see what they say about it.

Posted on: Feng Shui and Surgical Masks
December 7, 2007 at 5:47 PM

First, I just want to say that I would have to agree with AZERDocMom's statement. 真漂亮 :). Nice segment today. Just wanted to make a statement about Robert's experience. I recently met a lady who spent a year teaching English in China. She said that her experience was rather pleasant. She taught 3 hours per day and was paid rather well to do so. She got her job by contacting the American embassy, so that may have made a difference. Incidentally, the college that I am currently attending, the teachers also get paid by the class. There have been times when some of the teachers only taught 4 to 8 hours of classes per week.

Posted on: Wang Wei's Diary: The Importance of Brains
November 13, 2007 at 5:13 PM

in regards to bingge's comment. I was thinking the same thing. Isn't the guy in the picture from one of the season's of Beauty and the Geek? If not, sure looks like the guy.

Posted on: Bazza and Dating Chinese Girls
November 8, 2007 at 8:30 PM

First, good job Bazza, I didn't picture you to be so soft spoken. Look forward to hearing more from you. 2 years at CPod, wish I would have found it that long ago. While, I can relate to wanting to date Chinese women, I can't imagine any man that sees Amber on the street, not wanting to at least speak to her.

Posted on: #22
November 8, 2007 at 8:30 PM

First, good job Bazza, I didn't picture you to be so soft spoken. Look forward to hearing more from you. 2 years at CPod, wish I would have found it that long ago. While, I can relate to wanting to date Chinese women, I can't imagine any man that sees Amber on the street, not wanting to at least speak to her.

Posted on: Traveling and Chopsticks
September 24, 2007 at 7:45 PM

First, the company that I work for has a Chinese affinity group, and they have put out several tip sheets on visiting China. In one of these they suggested what MikeInJubei stated. If a spoon or set of chopsticks is not supplied specifically for dishing out food, one should turn their chopsticks around when dishing out food. Interesting questions and comments about accents and determining a persons origin. While reading through most of the comments I kept thinking: if you can tell where a person is from by their accent, how easy would it be to fake an accent from another part of the world. Kind of like seeing English speaking actors in a movie using a Scottish or British accent (even if poorly done) when you know that in real life they are from somewhere else. Great job to Henning for his appearance and input for this installment. I envy you. Amber, keep up the good work, I look forward to more.

Posted on: "Thinking" in Chinese: 觉得 (juéde), 认为 (rènwéi) and 以为 (yǐwéi)
August 17, 2007 at 1:43 PM

thanks for the clarification I wish I could see you blushing :)

Posted on: "Thinking" in Chinese: 觉得 (juéde), 认为 (rènwéi) and 以为 (yǐwéi)
August 16, 2007 at 5:44 PM

Just discovered Qing Wen and decided to post in response to Amber's statement. Since I am still new to Mandarin I hope I get this right. 我认为 Amber 是很漂亮 not sure if the 是 is necessary.