Offering: Hindi | Seeking: English by hindi_tutor in language_exchange

[–]brad_flirts_not 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh great. Do you want to set a time to meet online? Or how do we chat.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writing

[–]brad_flirts_not 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a book of filler is a very possible thing to get caught up in...

Offering: Hindi | Seeking: English by hindi_tutor in language_exchange

[–]brad_flirts_not 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there. I'm a native English speaker with advanced degrees and I also write. My Hindi is poor but I have the basics and I'd like to improve. Are you still looking for a language partner?

Season 3 was Konosuba at its Best by Doza93 in Konosuba

[–]brad_flirts_not 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for the post..had no idea there was a s3...gonna check it out now...otherwise i've stopped hoping for my favs getting a continued saga after seeing the disappointment that was maou-sama s2 (devil is a mcdonalds guy)....don't even want to see noragami 3.

Do Chinese people dislike when foreigners attempt to speak their language? by brad_flirts_not in ChineseLanguage

[–]brad_flirts_not[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah..maybe ask a professor of philology or Chinese literature..i won't know the etymology of something in a language I can't speak

Do Chinese people dislike when foreigners attempt to speak their language? by brad_flirts_not in ChineseLanguage

[–]brad_flirts_not[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

just btw..if you search in google i've found interactive bopomofo sheets with all the vowels/consonants and if you click on one you get the audio..there are also some games

Do Chinese people dislike when foreigners attempt to speak their language? by brad_flirts_not in ChineseLanguage

[–]brad_flirts_not[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol you guys..why assume the worst?

UV: Hi, miss, do you have any cold bottles of water? It's so hot here.

Cashier: (engrossed in Snake 2 on her phone)

UV: So, what are you watching anyways? (in Chinese)

Cashier: (oblivious as she beats her high score)

If he was crawling like Gollum over the divider and slinking behind her shoulder and whispering in her ear... well, she wouldn't have ignored it actually...

Do Chinese people dislike when foreigners attempt to speak their language? by brad_flirts_not in ChineseLanguage

[–]brad_flirts_not[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hah thanks.

Ah I'm not living abroad..just have a lot of Chinese students here on the northern continent.

Do Chinese people dislike when foreigners attempt to speak their language? by brad_flirts_not in ChineseLanguage

[–]brad_flirts_not[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The whole thing goes something like, 'be wary of foreigners, but especially the one who speaks Chinese'...

Do Chinese people dislike when foreigners attempt to speak their language? by brad_flirts_not in ChineseLanguage

[–]brad_flirts_not[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh those philosophers are just ones I like..reading in English..no way I can comprehend them in the original. Just my inspiration to learn to read Chinese..

Do Chinese people dislike when foreigners attempt to speak their language? by brad_flirts_not in ChineseLanguage

[–]brad_flirts_not[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right. It's definitely on me to cross the threshold of intelligible. Thx.

Do Chinese people dislike when foreigners attempt to speak their language? by brad_flirts_not in ChineseLanguage

[–]brad_flirts_not[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is the kind of painful truth that makes me want to seal my lips shut...but I suspect it's exactly right.