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Both my kids don't like Chinese at all. Wolfgang says openly that he actually hates the national language. That worries me a bit but it looks as though there's nothing I can do about it at the moment except enticing him with video games. They go to Chinese school twice a week.
ReplyDeletebuy them Steven Chow's DVD, they will like it
ReplyDeletekids like to exaggerate, one of their choice words is "hate," My kids don't like Chinese school either. For them, it's additional work besides regular school, so there is really nothing to like.
ReplyDeleteBut kids change as they get older, once they reach the tipping point of knowing their ethnicity and their place on earth, I guess they will be more interested. Until then, yeah, they hate Chinese school.
That's very insightful, man. I really do like your writing.
ReplyDeleteWilliam, it's the national tongue we're talking about. It's not the other "national" language/dialect that Hongkongers know of.
If I were them, I'd also hate the Chinese script at least. Imagine we write to each other typing the Chinese script.
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ReplyDeleteThat was the first day of Chinese school for my little Harry.
ReplyDeleteThe guy who writes well is old Vince.
I think plenty of people are writing and typing in Chinese these days. And I am not if all things being equal, say the same proficiency in both English and Chinese, what would you prefer to write and type? For me, I can't and don't know how to type in Chinese, so there is no freaking way I would "like" to type in Chinese. And I have written anything remotely meaningful in Chinese for ages ....
if i remember anything about being young, i didn't fully appreciate the value of Chinese school till i was too old to not look stupid enrolling again at the Mott St. one. I'd say that was around High School or so? for your sake, I hope they don't learn calligraphy. It's a messy experience!
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I'm able to type reasonably well in both English and Chinese. I think my level of Chinese should be somewhat better than that of English. But I don't like Chinese all the same. I don't even enjoy reading Chinese, let alone writing or typing in Chinese.
ReplyDeleteWilson learnt Putonghua since 4 year old and now have studied for 6 years. I seldom see he try to use the Mandarin, even in Taipei and Singapore, when the people there talked with him in Mandarin, he replied in "English", I guess he consider Mandarin as a kind of "Foreign Language". I also remembered when I last met Robert in New York, he's very excited to use his Tuen Mum national language to fuck me
ReplyDeleteLanguage is important. In this Pax Americana, everyone has to be ready. That is why I am learning French and Persian. Arabic and Korean (North) are on my radar too. That just about covers all the countries to be invaded by the Americans in the future!
ReplyDeleteVincent
when would we take a few days off to visit Seoul, for men only
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