Comments on: Cultural exchange http://silentdroplet.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/culture-exchange/ droplets don't speak, do they? Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:28:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: taroturnover http://silentdroplet.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/culture-exchange/#comment-209 taroturnover Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:56:07 +0000 http://silentdroplet.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-209 Hey jsj, I didn't mean to come across as a Chinese chauvinist, I didn't mean to criticise anyone because that would be like the pot calling the kettle black :p ... I think I would probably be worse than you if I'm ever based in HK, I can't even speak Cantonese beyond "dai ka hou" and the likes... haha... Hey, at least you are singing at karaoke, and that's quite a cheena thing, isn't it? ;) Hey jsj, I didn’t mean to come across as a Chinese chauvinist, I didn’t mean to criticise anyone because that would be like the pot calling the kettle black :p … I think I would probably be worse than you if I’m ever based in HK, I can’t even speak Cantonese beyond “dai ka hou” and the likes… haha… Hey, at least you are singing at karaoke, and that’s quite a cheena thing, isn’t it? ;)

]]> By: jetsetjunkie http://silentdroplet.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/culture-exchange/#comment-208 jetsetjunkie Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:36:08 +0000 http://silentdroplet.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-208 Yes TPS I reckon you don't have to beat yourself over it since you're in the US! Even MY Mandarin has taken a shelling here in HK since I speak very little of it now, the lingua franca of choice being my once non-existent Cantonese! There's this huge Chinese language cultural divide - my HK colleagues and I listen to different music, sing different songs at karaoke, watch different telly shows and for chrissakes, there aren't any Taiwanese variety shows here!!! Might as well be on another planet. Anyway xin I reckon I'd be one of those 洋腔洋调 types that you write abt.. hiak hiak.. *guilty* Yes TPS I reckon you don’t have to beat yourself over it since you’re in the US! Even MY Mandarin has taken a shelling here in HK since I speak very little of it now, the lingua franca of choice being my once non-existent Cantonese!

There’s this huge Chinese language cultural divide – my HK colleagues and I listen to different music, sing different songs at karaoke, watch different telly shows and for chrissakes, there aren’t any Taiwanese variety shows here!!! Might as well be on another planet.

Anyway xin I reckon I’d be one of those 洋腔洋调 types that you write abt.. hiak hiak.. *guilty*

]]> By: taroturnover http://silentdroplet.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/culture-exchange/#comment-207 taroturnover Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:03:57 +0000 http://silentdroplet.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-207 Hey gal, don't be so hard for yourself. After all, I'm still home in SG with my family who speaks Mandarin, surrounded by Chinese newspapers and Taiwanese TV programmes, so it makes it easier for me to retain my Chinese roots. I'd imagine it to be a more uphill task for you in US! Learning a third language might not be a bad idea, in my opinion. In my case, learning Thai makes me appreciate the Chinese language even more. And I'm always impressed at how you are so receptive and willing to meet new people, culture and experiences. C'mon, we are Deming-kia after all, we can't be that bad... *fingers crossed* Hey gal, don’t be so hard for yourself. After all, I’m still home in SG with my family who speaks Mandarin, surrounded by Chinese newspapers and Taiwanese TV programmes, so it makes it easier for me to retain my Chinese roots. I’d imagine it to be a more uphill task for you in US! Learning a third language might not be a bad idea, in my opinion. In my case, learning Thai makes me appreciate the Chinese language even more. And I’m always impressed at how you are so receptive and willing to meet new people, culture and experiences. C’mon, we are Deming-kia after all, we can’t be that bad… *fingers crossed*

]]> By: aglassofwine http://silentdroplet.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/culture-exchange/#comment-206 aglassofwine Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:58:01 +0000 http://silentdroplet.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-206 Have to say, I really admire your mature view of holding on to your roots. Too many people seemingly don’t understand / under appreciate the importance of trying to retain one’s culture while immersing themselves in another. I’m a guilty party in this respect… my Mandarin – not to mention my Chinese writing/reading skills – has deteriorated to such a deplorable level that I quite hesitate to tell people that I once got distinctions in Chinese. Bleah. For a while, I’d toyed with the idea of picking up a third language, either Italian or Spanish, but then I decided that if I were to devote my time to another language, I should spend it on Chinese instead… Have to say, I really admire your mature view of holding on to your roots. Too many people seemingly don’t understand / under appreciate the importance of trying to retain one’s culture while immersing themselves in another. I’m a guilty party in this respect… my Mandarin – not to mention my Chinese writing/reading skills – has deteriorated to such a deplorable level that I quite hesitate to tell people that I once got distinctions in Chinese. Bleah. For a while, I’d toyed with the idea of picking up a third language, either Italian or Spanish, but then I decided that if I were to devote my time to another language, I should spend it on Chinese instead…

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