Comments on: How I discovered China

By: Fiona

Fiona — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:59:33 +0000

I’m from Chinese mainland and now living in Hong Kong.
I hope that there can be more people read your blog.They can understand China better.

By: Hendrik

Hendrik — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:12:37 +0000

I was supposed to be the interpreter. The truth is, many conversations were pretty basic, not much beyond haggling over prices and reading basic items like potato, tomato, beef, pork of the English menu.

I guess I had like 2.5 years of English under my belt already.

By: Aremonus

Aremonus — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:45:33 +0000

Well, first of all I need to finish my bachelor degree, so you’re probably going there before I get the opportunity to^^

Why was your english right after primary school good enough to be an interpretor for your mum? When I was that young, I couldn’t even understand english movies when I watched them – and I’ve got english relatives…

By: Hendrik

Hendrik — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:51:13 +0000

At that time I already finished primary school, but my parents still made all the important decisions for me

I guess Singapore and Hong Kong are quite similar, although I do want to visit Singapore to really see what’s the same and what’s different. Tickets are just to expensive at the moment.

Lucky you, can stay one semester in Singapore. I envy you

By: Aremonus

Aremonus — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:27:13 +0000

hehe, nice read. How old were you back then?

I’ve never been to HK myself, although my cousin has been living there for years, but to be frank, I’d prefer singapore. I’ve been there, but far not long enough…However, when I do master, I might have to spend one term in singapore, as my university has a special contract with a singaporean university…

The economic development of China in the recen years was impressing from outside, but it must be perfectly overwhelming for people living in China, knowing nothing but poverty, and suddenly got the ability to afford a car several years later.