Why Do You Learn Chinese?(ple help me with the survey)

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jjlu001 -

My kindest friends, ple help me with this survey!!

1. Why do you learn Chinese? Because you have a Chinese partner? interested in the cousine,

pottery, opera, or you just move there?

2. What's your general background? That means are you a teenager learning Chinese for your future?

Or you are a expatriate that you have to survive in China? Or you are a retired person who

recently buys a Chinese painting and wants to know more about Chinese culture?

This will help a Chinese-learning program. If you can share with me or quote from other

experiences, it's appreciated!!

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confucius -

1. Because I'm interested in the cuisine. Learning Chinese helps me order food at Chinese

restaurants around the world.

2. I am a retired person who recently bought a Chinese painting and now I want to know more about

Chinese culture.

Glad to help!

liuzhou -

Quote:

This will help a Chinese-learning program

Would you like to expand on that a little?

lpascoe -

1. I decided to learn Mandarin because I moved to Taiwan and it makes life here a lot easier.

Also, now that I'm getting better at it, I figure it might come in handy in the future as far as

work goes.

2. Almost 30. Ex-pat, really interested in languages.

carlo -

1. Because it's the most commonly spoken language on Earth

2. Almost 30, have lived in several countries since age 1, currently working in and around China.

Good luck with the survey!

marcopolo79 -

To be able to read the tattoos on the back of everyone I have sex with.

HashiriKata -

For me, learning Chinese opens up many things I want to know about Far Eastern cultures, and I

think it also provides an alternative to what I've already been familiar with.

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcopolo79

To be able to read the tattoos on the back of everyone I have sex with.

If you publish the collection of those tattoos into a book, you could make some money along the

way (but please try keeping it in one-volume format, even if the volume may become too thick. )

beirne -

1. I visited China in 2001 and I like knowing the language when I go somewhere. (This was pretty

handy when I spent the night in a hospital)

2. I thought every word in Chinese was one syllable and that there were 1600 syllables. I wanted

to figure out how a language with 1600 words could work. I now know, of course, that this isn't

true. I'll never trust the 1965 World Book again.

3. I turned 40 and wanted to see if I could still learn a language (I can, sort of).

junebee -

1) My husband is Chinese but speaks flawless English. I originally learned some Mandarin to

attract a Chinese man (I am a gweilo). Now I need to learn more to communicate with my in-laws.

They are here now helping us with our new twins.

2) Age is confidential. I am white, upper middle class, college educated, proficient in English

and also speak some Spanish (handy here in Florida). I am also a 2nd degree black belt in Hapkido

(A Korean martial art).

Good luck in your study. Hope you get lots of responses.

Zai4jian4

magores -

1) 37 yr old guy living in San Francisco

2) Been trying to learn for about a month and a half so far.

2) This city has a rather large Chinese-speaking population, and one of my jobs (I have two) is

retail in a fairly heavy Chinese area.

3) A girl. Two actually. I started picking up a word or two in Cantonese and Mandarin because I

didn't know which one GirlA speaks. Turns out she is Cantonese, and doesn't know Mandarin at all

(At least, not my attempts at it.) GirlB is an ABC (I hope that term isn't offensive, if it is,

let me know and I'll never use it again.) GirlB and her mom are Mandarin speakers.

So essentially, I'm learning Mandarin because of a woman. But, then, isn't that why all guys do

90% of the stuff they do? ;)

BTW... If anyone is in SF and wants to trade my English for their Mandarin, I'd love to hear from

you. GirlB mom is helping me, but some of her pronunciations don't seem to be quite what I expect

based on the books and Cds I have been working off of so far. But, who am I to question a Taiwan

native?

Magores

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