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pretzellogic
Posted on: Product Localization
April 5, 2011 at 5:00 AMand I meant Nescafe's instant coffee, not Nestle's
Posted on: Product Localization
April 5, 2011 at 4:37 AMd'oh! that's right, I think Jenny said that in the lesson. Ok, oreos, coke, nestle's instant coffee, cheerios, kit kats, crest, head and shoulders....
Posted on: Delegating Tasks
April 5, 2011 at 4:05 AMc'mon mate, keep trying! after about 20 intermediates, it gets easier. Practice Chinese with your girlfriend.
Posted on: Awkward Silence
April 5, 2011 at 3:43 AMSo baba, it was your birthday!?!?!
Posted on: Product Localization
April 5, 2011 at 3:12 AMGood lesson. I realize it would have made the interview much longer, but it would have been nice to hear some examples of successful localization, or examples whereproducts are tailored to meetChinesetastes. Like i've noticed Chinese Oreos arenot as sweet as AmericanOreos.
Posted on: Product Localization
April 5, 2011 at 2:50 AMNestle, Coke, and Proctor and Gamble seem to have done pretty well at localization not just for the Chinese market, but other regions as well.
Posted on: Help with the Baby
April 4, 2011 at 1:50 AMI'm going to have to remember that this use of dài in 'hai2zi5','孩子','shei2','谁',''谁'dai4','带',,'啊'háizi shéi dài, doesn't translate to mean, "the kid is bringing who?
Posted on: Help with the Baby
April 4, 2011 at 1:21 AMIf you have enough money, you can get first month child care anywhere.
Posted on: Newbie News and Tomb-Sweeping Day
April 3, 2011 at 2:10 AMSo I just downloaded a newbie taxi lesson, and to my pleasure, the old intro ("do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?") can still be heard. I guess that means that the old lessons were still kept, but Cpod just added old topics as if they were new.
Posted on: Product Localization
April 5, 2011 at 5:15 AMI know i've seen Reese's for sale, at least in Beijing. The cups seem to be imported direct from the US. I had a hankerin' for a cup, and it was its usual peanut butter/chocolate goodness, and I gave one to a teacher, and she said it was way too sweet. Reese's might be a big hit, but M&M/Mars is going to have to tone down on the sugar dial to be successful in China. By the way, Mars bars, and I think plain M&Ms are sold here. I've cut back on my candy addiction, so i'm no longer sure.