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Thread: Sixty features used by Lao Wai to differentiate a Chinese, just for fun
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[quote=CHRISWAUGHBJ,38130]Sharif, I think that's a fair statement. We didn't grow up in China, we came here later in life and started the huge learning curve much later than Chinese people. We have our points of view, and our points of view are valid and (sometimes) valuable, but still.... I still often defer to my wife when it comes to negotiating the finer points of Chinese culture and society simply because she is more familiar with such things than I am. It's not because I don't speak the language (I do) or because I'm ignorant about China (I often teach her a lot about Chinese history and geography, just as two examples), it's simply the fact that she has lived here a hell of a lot longer than me, it's her native lanuage, native culture, native society, therefore she is naturally more familiar with it. Of course, the shoe will be on the other foot when we eventually visit New Zealand.[/quote]
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