About damn time! ππ
Certainly made your day eh! Makes for a more enjoyable and meaningful stay in China.
She interested in joining Steemit? Would be nice to let her be acquainted with the #cn community.
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Thanks. I did enjoy being independent in China. I didn't want to be one of those expats that needed a gf to help do the simple things like order food and take taxi's or pay a bill. BUT I have certainly missed out on a lot of opportunities by not having one.
Well, she is aware of my blog and this post. If she wants to sign up I'd b happy to help her out as much as I can but I am not on here as much anymore.
I will encourage her to use Yoyow when it launches, the Chinese style of Steemit for Mainland China when it launches.
Ah YOYOW. its such a shame and my mandarin writing and reading skills has gone down the drain.
Never knew there expats so stuck up like that! needing someone else just to order food and pay bills?
they needed language help. Some have been here years and can hardly say more than Ni hao. lol
I think I've heard of expats like that. And not good things either. Not trying to be offensive as I talk from an outsider point of view.
I think there's even a vulgar slang term made famous by a viral Chinese rap song too.
We'll it's great that you're not one of them. And yep as you said you're long overdue to having a Chinese girlfriend. πππ
I think she'll be the start of your journey into understanding the chinese culture on another deeper level. Make you realise that there are so many nuances and subtleties in dealing with people that I frankly think might blow your mind. ππ
At least I think so, since my ancestors emigrated from the mainland a few centuries ago lotsa stuff went down there. But for me as an ethnic Chinese, the amount of time I've been smacked by grandma for just holding the chopstick "wrong" will surprise you.
haha, I am familiar with the song actually. Gui lo, or something like that, it southern Chinese dialect. The weird thing about its music video is the song is really an anti western song but he's sporting western fashion and riding on western luxury cars, kinda self defeating. lol
And wow! Your family came hundreds of years ago, those were truly tough times for Asians in the west. Good on them for making it through. What a tale your blood line must have.
I had gf here my first couple years here so I do have good idea of the little things but there are countless little things I will certainly learn and figure out more them and get to experience the old ones from another perspective. I do expect my quality of life to grow in many ways, I can do the same for her. She is my inspiration.
I actually worked with an ethnic Chinese girl from America whose family has been out of China so long, she like you, lost the language and much of the culture. It's really weird because her being Chinese and in China but not being ale to speak just blows the mind. lol . It sounds narrow minded doesn't it, "Oh you're Chinese you must know the language", that's not my intention. I just mean I everyone starts talking to her in Chinese yet she doesn't understand what they are saying even after being here a couple years.
I'm not surprised your granny smacks ya (very Chinese), haha, I am surprised you hold chopsticks wrong. Even I got that mastered long before I ever thought of coming here and I come from small "white town" in the middle of nowhere Canada. lol Well, I hold them wrong wrong too but i do better than some Chinese I've met.
Hey, your always welcome in Dalian, I'll show ya around and be your half assed translator. ^^
I don't blame you for not speaking the language my dad's side is Russian, I'm third generation and I can't even say hello in their native tongue, totally understandable. Also one of my bigger regrets. It's impressive how well people can adapt to new countries when they really want it. I've always wanted it here but suddenly I crave it.
Life is awesome.