schizoidman@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoRich and famous families teach their kids Mandarin as China's influence growswww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squaregraphito@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·4 months agoIt’s like violin classes. Safe but challenging enough to show off to other rich cats. If kids don’t plan to work at the mainland, chances are they will never speak at the level and environment where it’s good use of everyone’s time. Meanwhile, Chinese would rather you speak English. They probably know English better than clueless foreigner knows their language mindset.
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minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoYes, which is why they qualified it with saying not useful unless they plan to work in the mainland.
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minus-squarejustaman123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoYes, but you misunderestimate how hot my cousin in Alabama is
minus-squarejustaman123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoShi man, if those toes were webbed I could quit her
It’s like violin classes. Safe but challenging enough to show off to other rich cats.
If kids don’t plan to work at the mainland, chances are they will never speak at the level and environment where it’s good use of everyone’s time.
Meanwhile, Chinese would rather you speak English. They probably know English better than clueless foreigner knows their language mindset.
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Yes, which is why they qualified it with saying not useful unless they plan to work in the mainland.
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Yes, but you misunderestimate how hot my cousin in Alabama is
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Shi man, if those toes were webbed I could quit her