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发表于 2007-11-11 22:11 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

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yesterday,my canadian friend J asked me the same question. She said my daughter is very smart and she can do important things when she grow up. I answered that I only want her to be happy

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发表于 2007-11-12 13:29 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

yes the most important thing is happy

Yes , that is my answer either . I only want her to be happy . I will arrange her to learn something , ex , violin , piano . But I never think she must be excellent or hope someday she will be very succeeful and make big money . I don't care to pay much money for this and get nothing if only I can afford it .
I just hope she can feel happy / relaxed in them , will be self-confident in her furture life ,enjoyed herself when unhappy . Hope music will be her friends all of her life .

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发表于 2007-11-12 17:41 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

Things of one kind come together

pl of different characters go respectively.

That is why both of u have such amazing wish for your children. they will be proud of you in their lives. We can see that in the near future, maybe already.

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发表于 2007-11-13 15:02 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

谁更有人情？中国人还是说英语国家的人？

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发表于 2007-11-13 16:16 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

it is a good topic to talk about.even if i didnt have anything to say now,i feel very good after i read all above.thank you,everyone.

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发表于 2007-11-14 10:32 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

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原帖由 糊涂大盗 于 2007-11-13 15:02 发表 http://www.19lou.com/images/common/back.gif
大家谈谈

It is not easy to say who cares the relationship between friends/colleagues/relatives/families/strangers much more. I have found some of internationtal ppl have passion to organize some charity events to collect money for the charity organization in Hangzhou individually whilst most Chinese always care for themselves; But most Chinese are hospitable when outing for a dinner or have guests at their home whilst most international ppl keep rational to pay for the meal in going dutch way.
It is very similar for ppl to get a position with their own social relationship over the world now. Corruption, bribe... happen to ppl everywhere. what is the difference?
Therefore, again, it is not easy for me to judge who care for the different relationship much more.

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发表于 2007-11-15 12:56 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

to honeypp

u r sweet!

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发表于 2007-11-16 15:41 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

suprised to know one international guy who is 23 years old, has been married for 4 years and has a 3 years daughter. Such case hardly happens in China, right?

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发表于 2007-11-17 20:15 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

It really happens also

In fact , It really happens also in China , in countryside , not in city . Of cause it is not happen so often due of the marriage police in China .When I was graduated from univercity , my classmate in junior school was already married and had 3-4 years old child .

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发表于 2007-11-17 20:36 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

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原帖由 hzhomestay 于 2007-11-14 10:32 发表 http://www.19lou.com/images/common/back.gif

It is not easy to say who cares the relationship between friends/colleagues/relatives/families/strangers much more. I have found some of internationtal ppl have passion to organize some charity ...

Western ppl will contribute money or substances to charity organization . And they will send regards to friends when they are with trouble or meet differculties but seldom give financial help or other real support .
On the contrary , chinese will stand out to support when their relative with trouble , use money or power to help settle problems if only they can manage . But not so much ppl will do something for charity organisition if they will not be rewarded .
My opinion , both western ppl and Chinese ppl care relations between friends/relatives/collegue but in their own differrent ways due of the different educations they take .

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发表于 2007-11-18 09:16 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

first , this is a good topic since we are globalization. although you want to stop the alien things from outside, it seems to be impossible to us. what we should do is to adjust to this tendence, and learn the best and advanced ones.
however,the culture shock is unavoidable in the processing of globalization, after all we are in different cultures. there is an example impressed by me so much.In China, as we do business, we also think that we should make use of the 关系(relationship), as a result, you will do this in success to some extents.on the contrary, foreignors do not know that in China when they engage in business here.
Having been in China for a long time, they begin to realize the importance of 关系,nowadays, if you want to speak to foreignors, you refer to tis word, they all know that and can use that when they do business.

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发表于 2007-11-19 21:53 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

that is culture influence, isn't it? But for the international ppl, they are still on the way learning. Change for survival?

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发表于 2007-11-21 16:00 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

good

Thanks,continue please.

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发表于 2007-11-22 15:40 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

i understand more than before

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发表于 2007-11-22 17:13 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

one extra question: why my prestige scores has been deducted some?
where is moderator?

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发表于 2007-11-23 21:12 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

Do you think the below story is funny?

two cows stood in a field. One cow said:I am afraid I have got crazy cow disease. The other said: Don't worry, you look quite well. I am a tree.

Chinese ppl have no idea about what the story said; Oppositely, ppl from UK LOL.

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发表于 2007-11-26 10:17 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

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What is the meaning " I am a tree "

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发表于 2007-11-26 15:49 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

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原帖由 zhiren 于 2007-10-19 09:04 发表 http://www.19lou.com/images/common/back.gif
good topic.

cultural shock is quite a thing to me in china in the beginning.

it seems i am localized very well........

yr English show that u r a Chinese

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发表于 2007-11-26 19:16 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

the more I communicate with foreigners, the more I feel that personality are more important than the cultrual things. last saturday,i was invited to J's home. She is such a hospitable lady,more hospitable than most chinese people.she doesn't eat meat,but she bought some for me and my daughter. she treated me tea, wine, juice, coffee, hot chocolate. we talked about many things,including religions. she told me she is a chrisitian and when she was young,she wanted to be a nun. I asked her some questions about God. Her explaination about God made christianity such a beautitul religion to me, quiet different from some other people explained to me. I told her that I believe in Buddha. She said that buddhism is also a beautiful religion and her sister is also a buddhist.

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发表于 2007-11-26 20:42 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

good host.

Yes, saying says: Character determines destiny. But the point is how the character is made?

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发表于 2007-11-28 09:05 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

That is why people always say English is so easy.

because their culture are so closed,but ours is much different with them.
I also can't understand"I'm a tree". what is that mean.......

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发表于 2007-11-28 19:40 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

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原帖由 hzhomestay 于 2007-11-26 20:42 发表 http://www.19lou.com/images/common/back.gif
good host.

Yes, saying says: Character determines destiny. But the point is how the character is made?

Old ppl say :" when you were born , yr destiny was determined ." And nowdays ppl say Character determines destiny . But young ppl say take yr destiny in yr own hand. My view all these saying sounds all reasonable . When we are born , god decided for us our relatives, god decided the surrounding we live in , depending which our character is taking shape . At the same time we can choose our own friends and we can choose way you live , which will also effect our character .

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发表于 2007-11-30 19:43 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

I think chinese culture has a long history .cultures differences is stand for different cuntres

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发表于 2007-12-1 19:58 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

if you want to talk about culture difference,you should introduce us sth.
you'd better show some beautiful pictures to us,then i'll like it more.

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发表于 2007-12-2 17:39 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

GOD!what they are talking about?

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发表于 2007-12-5 21:47 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

last weekend two German came our company.They come to assemble new product.When they rest,they will come our office.but all chinese worker ,surely including me ,don't talk anything with them,like we don't know each other.Indeed,I long for to tale them,but I afraid other worker ...
If you are me ,how could you do?

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发表于 2007-12-5 22:21 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

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I can understand you.
when I invited a foreign friend to my school,very few English teachers showed the enthusiam in talking to him. My guess is that they are afraid of making mistakes in front of other English teachers.They are afraid of losing face
My foreign friend S told me that the only teacher who often talks to him is a computer teacher,not the English teachers in his school.

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发表于 2007-12-5 22:25 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

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if I were you, I would seize this opportunity to practise Enlgish.
Learning Enlgish is more important than saving the face.

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发表于 2007-12-5 22:54 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

culture impact is a global problem when we are transforming to global village. the most important thing to deal with culture impact is learn to respect. we have to respect others' culture. people have the right to choose the way they live, you may not agree with them, but you have to respect them. if we can repect to each other, culture impact is not a problem.

anyway as a foreiger, one also has to respect the local people, try to localize if possible. if people all respect and understand each other, there will be no problem

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发表于 2007-12-6 23:08 资料个人空间短消息加为好友

very appreciated for above support.

First of all, i want to say, the story about "tree" actually has nothing to do with "tree", even if TV, radio... can be instead of that. The story only want to say, when the other cow said "I am a tree", the cow already got the disease. That is point.

Secondly, don't be afraid of talking with international ppl, even you really only can speak a little English. But just depending on the situation, like some cases, international ppl have a rest or drink in some pubs, maybe, they just want to take a break or relax themselves. They will feel a little bit annoyed if u want to practise English with them at that moment. But, if some guys, who,in fact, want learn Chinese as well. Why not, forget about the embrassment, talk with them. Actually if you feel they give u some incouragement and some advice about the langugage, keep going; if you feel they are not interested to talk with u for any reason, then just stop in a polite way.

The third thing is sometimes culture difference is not a gulf to determine the relationship, your charm instead.

Have a good nite, all.