<p>Is Chinese really useful to learn as a foreign language as most Chinese business men already know English? What do you think???</p>
<p>I think it’s useful. But I’m a bit biased on that thought.</p>
<p>China will own us.</p>
<p>Most Chinese businessmen know English, for now. Soon that will not be true as the markets expand to places like Qiqiha’er and Dali. In addition, there is an additional perk: you can talk to one of every six people on planet (at least in writing). The US business systems are in need of many who speak Chinese as well as Hindi, so the potential salary boosts are large for those who can read, write and speak the language fluently. And studying the language is not difficult once one learns the basic methods of radicals, which are the 214 keys to the approximately 3,200 characters needed.</p>
<p>kman, were you in China for a significant period in your life?</p>
<p>No, just for all of three weeks; I have only been learning Chinese for two years but have slipped recently and must return, because the pot of red will become a pot of green sometime.</p>
<p>But you’re not Chinese?</p>
<p>I’ve found it useful to watch movies/anime with subtitles to practice.</p>
<p>大家好！</p>
<p>My friend from work was trying to show me chinese characters and WOW! I wish i was exposed to those as a young lad.</p>
<p>No, I am not Chinese…I think I need to post a pic for the amount of times people have asked me that question.</p>
<p>what are you then, whitie?</p>
<p>Half lablondie and half shaddix, only male.</p>
<p>Hahaha. I think you’re the least revealed poster now.</p>
<p>Not really, since I have revealed other things (specific HS and grade). I think we may be tied.</p>
<p>Yah, I want to learn Chinese and Japanese. A good friend of mine who’s Chinese speaks Chinese. When I’m talking to her on the phone, she may say something in Chinese to her mom, and I’ll simply be entranced. The syllables are so magnetic to my ear. Asian languages have that effect on me. They’re beautiful, like Romance languages, but inherently different. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, I’m afraid, call me stereotypical, that if I do learn an Asian language I won’t be able to connect/speak to the people of that language, either by travelling to the native country or being welcomed by that community. I’ve read that certain Asian countries really pride themselves on conformity, especially cultural/racial. Being black, and especially knowing the generalizations surrounding Black culture, I don’t know if Asians would accept me, if that makes sense(??). Any feedback?</p>
<p>But, all things aside, I think that learning Chinese, or another Asian language, will not hurt anyone. I’m hesitant in advocating devotion to anything for the sake of :: potential:: marketability. I believe there was a period in the 80’s or 70’s when business people were hurrying to learn Japanese because of the :: potential:: that the language would dominate business. I wonder what happen to that prediction, lol. I’m sure languages, including Chinese, are useful to know, but they’re not a necessity as of now. I think that people, especially teens, should have an interest ::FIRST::, before diving head first into anything for the sake of a bet with the future.</p>
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Hey, I did, too. You didn’t reveal your ethnicity (indirectly), your name, your picture, your location (general)… well, I guess it’s a tie.</p>
<p>I have revealed my specific location on a thread with zpmqxonw. And just about everyone knows that I live in the Cleveland area.
And Private_Joker, probably no one will care unless you attempt to date or marry an Asian, in which case we have a mortal problem.</p>
<p>now that I think of it, the problem doesn’t strictly pertain to Asian prejudice. I remember reading from the bitterasianmen site that very few white girls would consider dating an Asian guy, so they have their dose of problems as well. nothing is perfect.</p>
<p>There is that aspect from the image that has been cast upon them by the mass media, just like the one that has been put on for Asian women for the last 1000 years.</p>
<p>purrli, was that a response for me? I don’t get it. </p>
<p>And, thanks, kman. I cracked up at the mortal problem part.</p>