tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730456889587683571.post7339727484786246078..comments2024-03-06T20:22:36.883-07:00Comments on Wandering Solo: Bored LaowaiNancy Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453001361949876150noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730456889587683571.post-28592891351552301662010-12-09T07:00:56.443-07:002010-12-09T07:00:56.443-07:00Thanks for the encouragement Chris :)Thanks for the encouragement Chris :)Nancy Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453001361949876150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730456889587683571.post-75961918205826770562010-12-07T18:42:17.006-07:002010-12-07T18:42:17.006-07:00Ohoho! You're absolutely right! This does ha...Ohoho! You're absolutely right! This does happen often, and it's a little hard not to get caught up in it when you meet someone who really is F.O.B. and you want to show off/help them stay out of trouble.<br /><br />I think street food RULES. And I also think laowai books are boring. But you should certainly help yourself to anything you love! It's a difficult transition and you need to keep your sanity. One really cool thing about being a badass is you'll be brushing shoulders with pioneers of industry etc. who will be on Very Important Missions to China. This is a good opportunity, both to score free beers, and to eventually piss them off with politics. Roll with it!<br /><br />You will meet a great many Experienced World Travelers (even of the backpacking variety) who seem to have garnered no joy from their travels -- or none that couldn't otherwise have been yielded by a frat party back home. I think you can navigate your way through that minefield just fine...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371007130402324005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730456889587683571.post-23097987528046040972010-11-22T20:25:46.656-07:002010-11-22T20:25:46.656-07:00There's no requirement for how often you write...There's no requirement for how often you write. It's like keeping an online blog of your writing in the language you're learning. You just post whenever you have time. <br /><br />I post about once a week. I find that I write more in Chinese than I do in Spanish because my Chinese thoughts are shorter. When I write in Spanish I want to write something longer, which I don't always make time for.Nancy Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453001361949876150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730456889587683571.post-3569847397082515162010-11-21T21:45:20.672-07:002010-11-21T21:45:20.672-07:00I know, I want to, but I'm afraid I'll sig...I know, I want to, but I'm afraid I'll sign up and not make time to write. How are you doing at it?scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198519124019358297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730456889587683571.post-64772276271700392762010-11-21T09:37:48.921-07:002010-11-21T09:37:48.921-07:00Ha ha! I love your comments in Japanese - even tho...Ha ha! I love your comments in Japanese - even though I have no idea what they say :)<br /><br />When are you going to get on Lang-8 so I can read some of your Spanish? You can sign up with more than one language too, so you can practice writing in Japanese while you're at it ;)Nancy Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453001361949876150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730456889587683571.post-48212640153993409402010-11-17T21:43:11.338-07:002010-11-17T21:43:11.338-07:00Really? There is an expat pecking order in China?...Really? There is an expat pecking order in China? You have to deal with that kind of conceit? I don't remember that in Japan. However, I guess I didn't really associate with expats. It was easy to make Japanese friends. Anyway, next time you are asked these questions you should either 1) Answer in Spanish and when they don't understand, reply "What you only know one foreign language??! (Note, don't try this on a european though), or 2) Say you have several published articles in . When they respond 'Really?!!' admit no, but laughingly say you just say that to bring conceited speakers down off their high-horse. <br /><br />I think either would bring 'em down to size. What do you think? It'll work!! :-)<br /><br />頑張ってscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198519124019358297noreply@blogger.com