Comments on: Updates and Links

By: Uln

Uln — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:01:53 +0000

Thanks for pointing me to some useful reading material in Chinese LOL.

I agree the rant of that guy is completely over the top, but he is right in that reading is important. Most students of Chinese dont take it seriously and that is what they are stuck in very basic conversations with taxi drivers that repeat themselves all the time. I had similar thoughts a while ago:

http://chinayouren.com/en/2009/10/15/2473

Anyway, I have rethought my strategy since then, and I am convinced now that neither reading nor speaking alone are good methods to get up there. Both ways need to be followed in the same time because they completment each other.

By: GAC

GAC — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:34:13 +0000

I took a look at that rant, and I have to say I agree on some points. Granted, I don't think knowing "lower" stuff is necessarily bad, but it's definitely important to realize that it's a different culture with its own literature to follow and keep up on.

Also, it extends beyond books. I can't count the times Chinese people have gone through a list of movies with me and I either hadn't seen it or didn't recognize the Chinese name. Granted, you can talk about American movies, but that moves you into "ugly foreigner" territory with some people.

By: John Pasden

John Pasden — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:11:11 +0000

different Mark,

I actually did reinstall the Hero Sense UI (using an official download from the HTC website), which had the unintended effect of unrooting my phone, but after I finished that, the Android market was still blocked. It became unblocked for me a few days later.

By: A different Mark

A different Mark — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:43:05 +0000

Was glad to see that Android update, bought the Hero 2 weeks ago in HK and was sooo pissed when I got back to SH. Did you need to reset the phone? Peace

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:09:46 +0000

That last link was great. It brought a smile to my face right away.

By: John B

John B — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:54:32 +0000

I 100% agree with the “over the top rant.” I might not have said it quite like that, but it’s very true — if you want to sound like the sort of well-educated, cultured person you are in your native language, you’ve got to act that way in your L2. It’s something I, too, forget from time to time, though.