User Comments - matt_c
matt_c
Posted on: China Street Smart with John Chan
September 2, 2009 at 2:43 PM@jennyzhu @yarmoski LOL I've been singing that to my self all day, "你喜欢吃豆腐吗？喜欢，喜欢!" "Nǐ xǐhuān chī dòufu ma? Xǐhuān, xǐhuān!"
Posted on: Tai Chi
September 1, 2009 at 4:37 PM@zhenlijiang ah I've been experiencing weird net connection all day, mostly problems accessing Googles various services.
@Bababardwan The translation has ebellished a lot of info, some correction needed elsewhere in this lesson too. I don't know who was doing translation back then, but we'll fix the errors.
Posted on: Tai Chi
September 1, 2009 at 3:14 PMThat's cool. Mind if I edit the missing text into your earlier comment, then delete our resulting exchange...?
Posted on: Tai Chi
September 1, 2009 at 2:22 PM@Bababardwan I'm not sure, could be she accidentally edited the content out of her comment in order to delete it...could be something else. Either way I'm sure Zhenlijiang would PM me if there were an issue. :-)
Posted on: Love Tangle 2: A Lover Returns
September 1, 2009 at 1:42 PM@Tal_ 你这种话有点种族歧视的感觉。现代世界有多PC你都不知道吗？ :p
Posted on: China Street Smart with John Chan
September 1, 2009 at 9:37 AMOk, seems I shouldn't have propagated a particular thread within this discussion that is actually unrelated to the topic, so again - LETS FOCUS ON BUSINESS.
I think that being able to speak Chinese, or at least making a sincere effort to speak SOME Chinese goes a long way toward building great relationships with government and business people alike. By this I mean, it gets your foot in the door, the rest is up to your abilities and finances of course.
Posted on: China Street Smart with John Chan
September 1, 2009 at 7:54 AMBack to business, I think you have to be smart and canny and be ready to fight fire with fire. Otherwise from a pragmatic point of view, you will not succeed.
Once you reaches a certain degree of success, I think there is also a social responsibility you must fulfill.
@quasifrog BTW I'm the Product Manager (ie. Management, process streamlining etc) - I'm not a tech guy, but I wish I was, so thanks. :p
Posted on: China Street Smart with John Chan
September 1, 2009 at 7:05 AM@xiaophil I too agree to a certain degree that immoral behavior by a certain foreign element could make the rest of us look bad... BUT...
1. As long as you yourself set a good example, are confident that you are a good person and act morally (despite moral compasses varying from culture to culture) then other foreigners' behavior shoudln't effect you. Self-confidence is key.
2. What is wrong with someone marrying a bar girl? One could even argue that the man who marries the bar-girl is more open minded and tolerant than one who wouldn't - and has a bigger back-bone considering the flack they are bound to cop.
3. I don't think one can really compare the actions of foreigners and Chinese people when it comes to extramarital affairs, licentious behavior, and houses of ill repute - there are elements in every society that partake in such activities. Moreover in China having affairs, attending KTV clubs and 'saunas' is much more out in the open than the West - and from what I hear, the biggest market for these establishments is the local market.
Posted on: Washing Dishes
August 31, 2009 at 3:10 PM@usr260809 We'll check the problem when we get to the office tomorrow (11 hrs away). Thanks for pointing it out, I'll make sure we are more careful in future.
Matt
ChinesePod Product Manager
Posted on: Grammar Lesson
September 2, 2009 at 3:02 PM@paulinurus Can you please be more specific, what do you mean by online transcript? The downloadable PDF that can also be opened in another browser tab/window? If so, I checked mine and it was fine...
Feel free to reply by PM, thanks.