somethingfunny Posted January 30, 2018 at 01:13 PM Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 at 01:13 PM In China it really isn't like that. I knew a "left-handed" person whose father hit them whenever they tried writing with their left hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChTTay Posted January 30, 2018 at 01:32 PM Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 at 01:32 PM I’m aware. It’s just like when my grandma was in school the left hand was the sign of the devil. Attitudes here are changing as they did in the U.K. I have had left handed students and the parents are fine with it. I’m not saying they’ll change overnight but it’s happening slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted January 30, 2018 at 10:03 PM Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 at 10:03 PM 23 hours ago, Lu said: ... as many Chinese will assume your accent is from some place in China they haven't been to rather than thinking that a foreigner could speak Chinese to any degree of fluency. I tell myself that too, instead of worrying too much about whether I'm saying things exactly right. "If I had been raised in an ethnic minority family in some far corner of Yunnan, my Mandarin probably wouldn't be brilliant and you would still manage to understand me." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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