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The Voice Of Reason
Joined: 29 Jun 2004
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| rogerwilco wrote: |
Just ask anyone that has agreed to a "language exchange" of Chinese and English. The agreement is typically 30 minutes of English practice, and 30 minutes of Chinese practice.
In my experience, the Chinese person wants to be "clever" and have most, or all, of the time spent practicing English.
I agree with some of the others that you will probably lose all free time and privacy.
Many Chinese households can also be very noisy. No sleeping early at night or late in the morning for you ! |
wot E sed! |
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Guerciotti
Joined: 13 Feb 2009
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Location: In a sleazy bar killing all the bad guys.
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Work at a kid's school plus homestay in China?
Do you want to work 24/7?
Do you want to work day and night?
Because that's how you end up working day and night,
and PAYING for the privilege to do so.
No.
My language exchange: Walking around speaking English. Whenever I asked how to say (a word) in Chinese: silence. Then she continued in English.
Can't imagine doing that all night and on the weekends. |
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Larry Legend
Joined: 12 May 2014
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Location: China
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Everyone is different of course so I can only speak for myself. That sounds like pure Hell to me. Although I guess, depending on the family, it could be slightly more tolerable. |
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fat_chris
Joined: 10 Sep 2003
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Location: Beijing
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 1:06 am Post subject: |
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| Guerciotti wrote: |
| My language exchange: Walking around speaking English. Whenever I asked how to say (a word) in Chinese: silence. Then she continued in English. Can't imagine doing that all night and on the weekends. |
Oh!
G., how long did that "language exchange" last?
I'm guessing "not very long".
Warm regards,
fat_chris |
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