Gothamist: Chinese As a 2nd, 3rd or 8th Language

ebd

Wed, 30 May 2007 09:06:07 -0500

Never take Chinese at the New School! Their classes are terrible. CUNY is far better (Hunter & Queens). Take it from me, a gringo from Sunnyside with the Mandarin skills. And I concur, the NI HAO MA people are incredibly obnoxious. Unless they happen to be under the age of 10, they need to learn a lot more about the most important country in the world. Ignorance will not be tolerated as the U.S. dollar keeps falling.

Doctor Memory

Tue, 29 May 2007 20:04:27 -0500

Jojo-- if it makes you feel any better, mainland China is full to the brim of citizens who will follow after western tourists shouting "Hello! Hello!", for exactly the same reasons. Thus, the cosmic balance of jackassitude is maintained.

Reality Czech

Tue, 29 May 2007 12:51:59 -0500

I thought you had to advertise in English? Or is that rule just for store signs? Anyway, it really doesn't matter, it will never be enforced because then some minority group will yell discrimination! And the government doesn't care because it knows that it needs these poor immigrant workers to a) lower the wages and b) keep the housing demand up. Economics.

Ma Diga Bee

Tue, 29 May 2007 11:58:15 -0500

Wei shenme zhongguo nuren de nainai dou hen xiao, keshi Chung de nainai hen da? Hao bong oh!

Yang Wei

Tue, 29 May 2007 10:49:03 -0500

Jojo - Wo shuo de bu hao.

Aristocrat

Tue, 29 May 2007 09:58:34 -0500

Dave, shut up.

coffee

Mon, 28 May 2007 23:16:53 -0500

The Bland Houses! The class can adjourn to the Little Pepper across the street and nuke their tongues. They'll be in bliss.

Dave

Mon, 28 May 2007 22:40:00 -0500

"How many Chinese residents are in Queens", Jen?? You mean, "how many Queens residents are Chinese"? No surprise to read something like that from you (all)- you seriously need to all start proofreading before you put your stories up, for stuff like this and for spelling, grammar, etc.

jojo

Mon, 28 May 2007 22:22:20 -0500

the worst people are the NI HAO MA? Motherfuckers who just learned that phrase, say it badly and expect you to be impressed with their open minded views. Hello? you learned how to say a greeting. AND? what else? thought so.

S.D.

Mon, 28 May 2007 19:10:47 -0500

Wonder if there are classes for Cantonese?

rdc

Mon, 28 May 2007 18:42:45 -0500

I almost signed up for a beginning Chinese class at the New School this summer but it conflicted with my work schedule :-\.

anonymass

Mon, 28 May 2007 17:56:10 -0500

That ka-ching anecdote is priceless. He sounds like a sweet and curious gentleman.

jonathan

Mon, 28 May 2007 17:37:46 -0500

Hell, I learned Korean just so I could have better choices in what to eat here in Flushing.

Peter

Mon, 28 May 2007 16:56:59 -0500

LeBron James has been learning Mandarin.