User Comments - rampage89
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Posted on: The Stepmother Role
June 3, 2011 at 5:18 AMthat is what I thought. So why is 您 used in this context ? The dialogs should be as realistic and China-authentic as possible, but some of them don't seem to be natural
Posted on: Introducing Kids to Each Other
June 2, 2011 at 11:49 AMone thing I've noticed is that when Chinese people meet each other, they don't seem to ever say "你好，我叫＿＿＂. I'm not sure how introductions work in England, but in the U.S. people exchange names, and generally use their real names. So that's one of the differences I've noticed. In the rare cases I've seen of Chinese people exchanging names, it seems that English names are quite common. Haha, whatever
Posted on: The Stepmother Role
June 2, 2011 at 11:29 AMis it common for a daughter to use 您 instead of 你 when talking to her mother ? It seems a bit too formal
Posted on: Introducing Kids to Each Other
June 1, 2011 at 10:53 PMso do most young people in Shanghai say wán'r or wán ?
Posted on: Studying Chinese
June 1, 2011 at 10:50 PMsorry, I don't understand Chinglish
Posted on: Introducing Kids to Each Other
June 1, 2011 at 9:23 AMis it true that almost everywhere in China, including southern China, people say wár instead of wán for 玩 ？
Posted on: Introducing Kids to Each Other
June 1, 2011 at 6:29 AMinteresting. Well, where I'm from, most people call each other by their real English names, and sometimes people named Jonathan will be called Johny, and girls named Rebecka will be called Becky, but for the most part people are called by their actual names.
No big deal, just a big difference in cultures.
Posted on: Introducing Kids to Each Other
June 1, 2011 at 1:07 AMthe intro is hilarious, haha.
I have a quick to ask about names in Chinese culture. Is it my imagination, or do a lot of Chinese people not know each others' names. It seems like they either know a nick name, or an English name, and it also seems like Chinese adults don't ever exchange names when they meet.
Posted on: Studying Chinese
May 31, 2011 at 9:21 AMI don't think this makes English a stupid language. "Alright" is already in most dictionaries, and there are far more cases like this in Chinese than there are in English
Posted on: The Stepmother Role
June 3, 2011 at 7:31 AM@jennyzhu Really? I thought this site is based in Shanghai. Does anyone from Beijing work there who can confirm that kids in Beijing use 您 instead of 你 ? I guess I'm just not convinced. Not a big deal, though