To ABC's and others...

I was wondering how many ABCs know how to write and read or speak chinese? I myself know how to speak fluent Cantonese and am currently learning Mandrian and how to write. I really wished I stuck with chinese school so that I can read and write chinese right now. Just want to see how many of you know how to read/write/speak chinese if you are ABC P.S. applys to other nationalities also. Heehee My Evil (666) post =P [This message has been edited by CluelessSi (edited 07-31-2000).] __________________ i'm a SOB(Stale Off the Boat). I've spent the later half of my life here and the the previous half in Taiwan. i was lucky enough to have learned Mandrian before i left so that i could enjoy the 100 tapes long Chinese soaps! __________________ I am a CBC (canadian born chinese) and I can barely understand some Cantonese, but not really, and obviously speak and write none. My big beef with the Chinese schools I went to were that they taught in Chinese. Well, how stupid is that? I'm in Chinese school TO LEARN CHINESE! If I spoke chinese already, why the hell would I be in chinese school! Holy crap, I musta spent like four years in Kindergarten there... __________________ quote: Originally posted by pennypinch: I am a CBC (canadian born chinese) and I can barely understand some Cantonese, but not really, and obviously speak and write none. My big beef with the Chinese schools I went to were that they taught in Chinese. Well, how stupid is that? I'm in Chinese school TO LEARN CHINESE! If I spoke chinese already, why the hell would I be in chinese school! Holy crap, I musta spent like four years in Kindergarten there... heehee i feel for ya. I learned cantonese from family then tried learning Madrian from chinese school and ran into the same problem u had. But now i am in college and they actually teach it like you don't know chinese ... then agian funny how 80% of the class is chinese ... __________________ Yeah, I missed taking Chinese in college. Just never had time for it. I imagine taking it when it's geared for non-speakers would be much more beneficial. Still burns me I wasted so much of my life with those morons in Chinese school... __________________ quote: Originally posted by pennypinch: Yeah, I missed taking Chinese in college. Just never had time for it. I imagine taking it when it's geared for non-speakers would be much more beneficial. Still burns me I wasted so much of my life with those morons in Chinese school... *sigh* I had to take it along with Bible class and i can't pass unless i pass bible study __________________ quote: Originally posted by CluelessSi: *sigh* I had to take it along with Bible class and i can't pass unless i pass bible study What Chinese school did you go to that requires you to take Bible? There's one just like that in Flushing, NY. __________________ heehee what a small world I use to go to that very same one. (it is on the street that is next to bridge - one of the splits in the kessina/main street intersection) only went for a few years though then after a few years of nothing I went to another chinese school - Ming Yuan in Elmhurst. [This message has been edited by CluelessSi (edited 08-01-2000).] __________________ Yeah! That's another thing! What's the deal with trying to brainwash young children with Christianity while they're trying to learn Chinese? I am in CHINESE school, not Chinese-and-learn-about-God school! I attribute this to my parents, they did send me to a church chinese school, they should have known better. __________________ quote: Originally posted by pennypinch: Yeah, I missed taking Chinese in college. Just never had time for it. I imagine taking it when it's geared for non-speakers would be much more beneficial. I'm not an ABC (I was born in Hong Kong, and can speak/write Cantonese/Mandarin), but I just wanted to say that I took Japanese in college, and it was so beneficial to know all those chinese characters in advance __________________ quote: Originally posted by pennypinch: Yeah! That's another thing! What's the deal with trying to brainwash young children with Christianity while they're trying to learn Chinese? I am in CHINESE school, not Chinese-and-learn-about-God school! I attribute this to my parents, they did send me to a church chinese school, they should have known better. Well, that's our parents fault than right. Not the church's fault. Cause the main purpose of the church is to teach the Bible, not the Chinese. Hmmmm, but I happened to love the Bible Class portion of the classes, and HATED the Chinese. __________________ quote: Originally posted by CluelessSi: heehee what a small world I use to go to that very same one. [This message has been edited by CluelessSi (edited 08-01-2000).] What years did you go? Do you remember the names of your Bible teachers? I remember most of mine. I went there for 6 years, but made it to 3rd grade. Took each grade twice. __________________ I vaugly remeber the names of the teachers i had... I think i was there 'till around 3rd grade also. hmm years ... i think around 92-94 but not really sure.. been a long time.. Ming Yuan i was there for around 95-98 [This message has been edited by CluelessSi (edited 08-01-2000).] __________________ I used to live with my grandparents so I can communicate in cantonese fairly well. I also went to Chinese Bible Church where they taught me Cantonese (I only remember how to write my name) and literally beat the crap out of me for being a blasphemous little boy. __________________ Doofy, so what year did you attend? and/or what age/grade since they split bible study with age groups. [This message has been edited by CluelessSi (edited 08-01-2000).] __________________ I can speak any language when I'm drunk. It could be worse guys. The public school system around here indoctrinates kiddies with the bullsh1t notion that socialism is great. quote: Originally posted by CluelessSi: Doofy, so what year did you attend? and/or what age/grade since they split bible study with age groups. Wow, Don't remember anymore. I started when I was like 6. So probably around '82-'83 and ended 6-7 years later. So I was there way before you. But I won't be surprised if I saw you there. Or you saw me there before. Cause around the time you were there, I was (and still am) a member of that church now. __________________ quote: Originally posted by Doofy: Wow, Don't remember anymore. I started when I was like 6. So probably around '82-'83 and ended 6-7 years later. So I was there way before you. But I won't be surprised if I saw you there. Or you saw me there before. Cause around the time you were there, I was (and still am) a member of that church now. cool like i said a very small world this is =) I am actually in search of a church to go to but have not found one i liked around my place yet. City and flushing is too far for me to go =P ------------------ ~Reality is an illusion~ __________________ you know what was awesome was in Waynes world when Wayne just started busting out with the Cantonese. That was hilarious. What does a cantonese keyboard look like? I can't even imagine typing on one of those bad boys.