tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434610100651032534.post7215645975217679979..comments2012-07-19T10:27:27.561-04:00Comments on Love and Chopsticks: Das Ist Herr Kartoffel-TeteValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355050422120016825noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434610100651032534.post-14184748860825358352008-12-27T09:48:00.000-05:002008-12-27T09:48:00.000-05:00It's ni-hao!It's ni-hao!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02355050422120016825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434610100651032534.post-53798906061742824622008-12-22T22:08:00.000-05:002008-12-22T22:08:00.000-05:00Gah! You're right, that IS "Thank you!" What was h...Gah! You're right, that IS "Thank you!" What was hello again?<BR/><BR/>Happy continuous travels, guys, and thanks for reading!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02355050422120016825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434610100651032534.post-17580772723494161952008-12-22T01:30:00.000-05:002008-12-22T01:30:00.000-05:00That crazy Mandarin, I tell you. I think you may h...That crazy Mandarin, I tell you. I think you may have confused 'thank you' with 'hello' in your post... ;) Maybe your travels from Toronto will bring you via Denver one of these days...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434610100651032534.post-32522816727737214222008-12-19T16:21:00.000-05:002008-12-19T16:21:00.000-05:00All good points, Brian! Only in a few places were ...All good points, Brian! Only in a few places were we completely unable to make ourselves understood, but it did happen. We should make more of an effort to learn. After all, we may be speaking Mandarin in a few years.<BR/><BR/>Understanding that we, as Western tourists, have the means and ability to travel means we can better understand and appreciate the places we travel to. My next blog entry actually touches on that a bit...Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02355050422120016825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434610100651032534.post-77951797805300219632008-12-18T16:09:00.000-05:002008-12-18T16:09:00.000-05:00I wrote a blog post about the language barrier. Yo...I wrote a blog post about the language barrier. You may encounter someone in an establishment who does not understand any English, but someone generally does. <BR/><BR/>And it is in their best interest to learn, because Western English speakers tend to have disposable income and can travel in the first place. Economic matters drive that. Huge demand for English teachers for English as a second language everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com