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Delphine86

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Shifu

Q: Does anyone else feel awkward speaking Chinese to foreigners in China?

I was recently with a group of people, among them Chinese and Europeans. Since the Chinese were in the majority and couldn't speak English we all spoke in Chinese. This was fine, but later I found myself trying to say something to a fellow European in bad Chinese and it just felt strange, not natural you know?

13 years 1 day ago in Teaching & Learning - China

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Rin

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Lol, yeah.. I know what you mean. I'm a student studying Chinese and my classmates just wanna speak Chinese all the time. Sooooo weird!

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13 years 14 hours ago

qbsinceage10

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I wish I had people to speak Chinese with who would be patient enough for me to learn. At my school the policy is English only. I can get myself around but I cannot have real conversations with people. Even with my Chinese friends, I always end up speaking English.

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12 years 51 weeks ago

Han_Solo

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I think once one's Chinese hits a certain level is just gets more and more natural no matter who you speak it to. Although the process before then is quite awkward and at sometimes grueling indeed.

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12 years 51 weeks ago

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