Comments on: China, Day 2 http://meat.net/2005/03/china-day-2/ David Terrell's blog Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:25:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: dbt http://meat.net/2005/03/china-day-2/#comment-56 dbt Thu, 03 Mar 2005 07:01:17 +0000 http://meat.net/2005/03/china-day-2/#comment-56 Yeah, I tried some internet resources last night and ended up throwing in the towel. I know how to wave, say "thank you" (zhe-zhe), and I can point at the address of my apartment and/or office written in chinese on a piece of paper, when getting into a taxi. At least most numbers are Roman, so I can pay for things. Yeah, I tried some internet resources last night and ended up throwing in the towel. I know how to wave, say “thank you” (zhe-zhe), and I can point at the address of my apartment and/or office written in chinese on a piece of paper, when getting into a taxi. At least most numbers are Roman, so I can pay for things.

]]> By: Danny Howard http://meat.net/2005/03/china-day-2/#comment-55 Danny Howard Wed, 02 Mar 2005 18:09:19 +0000 http://meat.net/2005/03/china-day-2/#comment-55 How long are you staying? I select Lonely Planet guidebooks because they put the language basics in the back. Go by a white people bookstore and see what they have. I found a "Speaking Thai" book written in English that helped me get a few basics down, but if you only have a few weeks, the best you can reasonably hope for is to master enough pleasantries such that it appears that you are trying to do Chinese before asking them to do English. Good luck! -danny How long are you staying?

I select Lonely Planet guidebooks because they put the language basics in the back. Go by a white people bookstore and see what they have. I found a “Speaking Thai” book written in English that helped me get a few basics down, but if you only have a few weeks, the best you can reasonably hope for is to master enough pleasantries such that it appears that you are trying to do Chinese before asking them to do English.

Good luck!

-danny

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