Sherry Lee Posted October 23, 2014 at 01:43 PM Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 at 01:43 PM Hi,eveybody! I'm a native speaker in Harbin, working in Harbin Institue of Technology(HIT). So if you have any question you can ask me. Wish making more friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James3 Posted October 23, 2014 at 02:39 PM Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 at 02:39 PM Hi Sherry. Welcome to the forum! You'll find lots of friendly people here. Hope you make some new friends here. Say, I've read something about the yearly Ice Festival (if I'm using the right name.) Have you ever been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted October 23, 2014 at 02:47 PM Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 at 02:47 PM What do you do at HIT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Lee Posted October 23, 2014 at 03:08 PM Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 at 03:08 PM I went to the Ice World last year. I'm a teacher in HIT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted October 23, 2014 at 03:10 PM Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 at 03:10 PM What do you teach? Come on, tell us more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawrt Posted October 23, 2014 at 03:28 PM Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 at 03:28 PM How old are you? How long have you been teaching? Were you born in Harbin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Lee Posted October 23, 2014 at 04:18 PM Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 at 04:18 PM My job is not teaching students. I'm an administration officer . I was born in InnerMongoliar. Just working here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Lee Posted October 23, 2014 at 04:20 PM Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 at 04:20 PM Welcom to Harbin. Maybe next two week,it will be cold. Nice to meet you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James3 Posted October 23, 2014 at 04:41 PM Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 at 04:41 PM Have you had the "first snow of the season" yet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted October 23, 2014 at 11:09 PM Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 at 11:09 PM You shouldn't say teacher then. I know that in Chinese educational institutions, everyone is addressed as 老师, including the cleaner and his dog, but you will create misunderstanding if you say that in English. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Lee Posted October 23, 2014 at 11:43 PM Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 at 11:43 PM No,we haven't the first snow. OK, maybe I'm not a real teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigZaboon Posted October 24, 2014 at 02:28 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 at 02:28 AM I don't think anonymoose was trying to say you are not a "real" teacher, but just pointing out that, in English, we don't refer to school staff with terms of address usually reserved just for teachers. There seems to be a lot of new members heading north to places like Harbin recently (you should take a look at the thread called "Starting a new life..." ). You might be able to make some new friends, and even help them to begin to study Chinese. You might just turn out to be a "real" teacher, after all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigZaboon Posted October 24, 2014 at 02:40 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 at 02:40 AM Ooops, just looked at the "Starting a new life thread" again. I haven't checked it for a week or so. Seems that some people are worried about your motives, with this little set of exchanges as the reason. Just remember that the people on this forum are here to study Chinese, so if you are here just to improve your English, there are some who may not like that. If you're willing to fairly help others with their Chinese in return for a chance to improve your English, that should be fine. Just make your goals clear at the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Lee Posted October 24, 2014 at 03:12 AM Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 at 03:12 AM Hi,everybody. Of course, I would like to help you improve your Chinese, then I can improve my English, maybe we can exchange. In fact, I only want to make friends from the world, then help you resolve problems about Harbin, don't have other goals. I don't know why so many people here suspect me. If I take troubles for you, I will logout here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigZaboon Posted October 24, 2014 at 03:45 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 at 03:45 AM Nobody wants you to log out. We are trying to make it easier for you to stay by helping you to avoid misunderstandings. Please don't log out. Wait a little bit more for some response from those in or going to Harbin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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