International_Greenwich Posted August 1, 2014 at 07:20 PM Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 at 07:20 PM I was wondering where the expats hang out and what part of town is considered "cool" by the locals? Also, how different is the Cantonese spoken in Guangzhou in comparison to Hong Kong? Any feedback would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members lukejade Posted October 8, 2014 at 10:48 AM New Members Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 at 10:48 AM There are a lot of pubs in Shekou of Shenzhen where expats hang out a lot. The Cantonese spoken in Guangzhou is almost the same in comparison to Hongkong. Climbing mountain should be a great group activity theme. Or in cafe or pubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wareham Posted October 29, 2014 at 11:06 AM Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 at 11:06 AM In Guangzhou the big expat area is zhujiang new town and the neighbouring liede in the centre, and to a lesser extent around the five star garden hotel. I live in panyu, on the southern side of Guangzhou. I don't think the Cantonese here is particularly different from hong kong, but I only speak mandarin. it would probably be very different in villages elsewhere in the province. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wang7 Posted January 2, 2015 at 03:03 PM Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 at 03:03 PM Phil; so how is your Mandarin working in Guangzhou? Do people their acknowledge Mandarin when it is used to communicate with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eion_padraig Posted April 7, 2015 at 02:31 PM Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 at 02:31 PM Wang7, It's been a while since you asked Phil, but I find people respond and do well when I use Mandarin with them. Rarely I will encounter a local with really, really bad Mandarin that I have trouble understanding. They still seem to understand me, and I've usually been described as having "还可以的" Mandarin. The older parts of the city you'll hear a lot less Mandarin, but I'd say in Tianhe district you probably hear Mandarin spoken half the time and Cantonese the other half the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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