Tony

Steve


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Alberta



global warming global
warming

Tony
2001

apartment


licence

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cable

team

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LingQ

intonation

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Tony

podcast
chinese lingQ



OK Tony

Tony
Steve


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Alberta



global warming global
warming

Tony
2001

apartment


licence

- -



cable

team

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LingQ

intonation

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Tony

podcast
chinese lingQ



OK Tony

Tony, Hello.
Hello, Steve.
I haven't, no, there's no talking to you. Yes, for a very long time.
Well good.
Now, a few days ago, not the Chinese new year one, name, the Spring
Festival.
Chinese new year, Yes. That this is good for you, you, because you now
live in Canada, and Canada for many years.
This, China's solar how do you, how about this. Well, basically I mainly do
two things. Well, the first is in the, er, Canada some new Chinese friends,
well, dinner. One is that as Spring Festival is often, like this year's Spring
Festival falls on a Wednesday, so we just wait until, next Saturday and
Sunday, everyone together, eat together.
Because Wednesday we are going to work well.
Grace.
So, then, well, Spring Festival evening, new year's Eve, that is, that, well,
the day before the Spring Festival.
Grace. On new year's Eve and Chinese new year, I will give the country's
friends, and relatives, call. That, so those two days I went to sleep very
late. HA HA.
Until 12 o'clock is sleeping.
Don't know the Guangdong people, they like to this to this letter of the Red
Seal.
Oh, Yes, Yes. Red, red, red envelope, giving money to give money to
children.
This is a tradition in China, this tradition is mainly Cantonese? Well, I
think it's mostly Cantonese.
Because when I was a kid grew up in Shanghai and Beijing, uh, I don't
remember if I don't is because we, uh, poor, or because of other reasons, it
is not very popular.
Grace.
It is not very popular.
But what about the Chinese new year, which is a, a relative, is the family
to be together. Yes, Yes.
This, this, and right these days.
Eat well, or to find, visit, is this kind of activity. Right, yeah, that's right.

The families get together this, this feeling is very strong. Is what many
people want. Chinese new year is sure to go home with his family all
together. But what about when I was in Beijing, just one more, is in our,
uh, that apartment that they many people, are neighbors would visit each
other, and to each other, that is, a very traditional one in Beijing, one , Is
no less an activity, we would visit each other.
Yes, that's right.
This interesting, because, well, Beijing, who live in the courtyard.
Yes, Yes.
So their neighbors the, uh, the, uh, is this relationship to each other, this is
possible. A little more closely, that's right.
Yes, Yes. So now some of the building is the same as the traditional.
Interesting and funny.
Yes, Yes.
Well, this year, China, I read in the paper, well, the weather, there is, in
particular, that is, what can I say, it snowed, a cold or something.
This has also affected this year in China, this Chinese new year activities?
Oh, Yes, that, because the snow storms, mainly in the South of China, so,
mostly people will be affected. Well, I, my relatives and my friends are
basically in Shanghai and Beijing. That, no, is not affected. I know
Guangzhou people are miserable. Guangzhou, a lot of people work in
Guangzhou, Spring Festival wants to go home, you can't go back. Because
the train had not, the plane did not.
This way.
, Is in Guangdong Province, it snowed? Snow, and very thick.
Moreover, the very, very rare, because Guangzhou, near Hong Kong, near,
should be compared to hot weather.
Yes, that's right. That winter, the General is not less than zero. But this year
is special.
Big snow this year, very strange.
Strange, well, I guess the whole world this winter is especially cold, well,
Canada, er, in particular Alberta the province next door, also in the East, it
is very cold.
Yeah, that's right, Yes.
This, the weather, what can I say?
Unusual. Grace.

Like this, how can you say that global warming, Chinese say global
warming?
Well, global warming.
Well, global warming.
Yes, that's right.
This year is not warming, and is cooled.
HA HA.
Cold, cold, lol.
Oh, Yes.
Tony you to Canada has been how many years?
I came in 2001, so until March this year, and for seven years.
For seven years.
Yes, Yes.
The seven years too fast? Oh, very, very fast. Seven years is very busy, for
seven years. Because I'm busy at work, and has changed a lot, because I
don't drive in the country, to come here and learn to drive. Then, bought an
apartment, so seemed to change quickly.
Yes, that's right. So, uh, because I also have the experience of living
abroad. For you, of course, are you here for a year, so it's already not a
foreign. Well, I lived in Japan for nine years.
So the first year, this impression, and the impression of one to three years,
after the impression is different.
Are not the same, yeah, that's right.
Do you have any, uh, what experiences, what feeling? Yes, I also feel sad
and seemed to have changed a lot, because I work every day to go to a
different home, each day going home at least from five to more than 10
people, seeing all kinds of people, so Really seemed to feel a bit more
deep.
Yes, that is to say, I think I know more about Vancouver than immigrants
in General, may be a little darker.
Yes, I mean it, when you come to a place, nothing strange, and a little as if
this is not true, not true, is false, it is not really. Because real life is the life
of this country. Come to a new, nothing strange, interesting, what has
meaning. But at a certain time, we will feel bored, because he was in the
country, some good, now gone. And we're going to see some things we
don't like. In a new place, so we'll have a happy atmosphere, is the place to

fall into a less. And then, a year later, back to a more balanced, not
anything in particular, is life, is finished. That's it.
I didn't know that, did you, this experience. Oh, really, I am not. Because I
think I'm basically, has been going up, the other, the first is to do more; the
second that is, there are a lot of things in Canada can do, can do in China,
for example, two or three years ago I learned that a gun license , You can
go to the shooting range shooting. And also, I also want to learn recently
that to fly a plane, the licence, the driver's license. These things at home,
can't do in China. Seems that is fresh, constantly new things to it.
In addition, there is a reason is that Vancouver Chinese people so much,
sometimes it seems like you will feel bored.
Well, that's for sure.
Yes, Yes. However, there are many, such as Shanghai, Beijing, many
restaurants, and not too expensive and delicious, there are many is the
night's activities. More lively than here at night.
Life here, locals they like of course there are young people he would like
to go out, but generally all friends in your own home, then go skiing or
something, so his life and home is not the same. Not the same, right, that's
right.
Pretty big difference. That interesting.
So what do you do, that is, cable, how do you say?
Cable TV. Oh, and cable TV.
You are the technical services staff, right?
Yes, that's right.
So who has what he calls at home, you would go to his house, is to repair,
or help him. Yes, that's right. Well, but not quite the same.
I did install.
EWWW. Yes, for example, is for new users, we went to do the installation.
But we have another team, another team is specialized in doing repairs.
Repair and installation of two teams.
Oh, did so this time, this user is speaking Chinese, you can give him in
Chinese service? Oh, there.
Mandarin, Shanghai dialect.
Oh, Yes, you can.
Sometimes, if it is a Japanese, I can now, is simple, HA HA. Oh, very
good.

But also, there is this who can't speak English but not Chinese, such users
are there? Oh, there. That I, in fact, is the case of most Cantonese-speaking
guests. Him, so that I, I'm trying to learn Cantonese, because sometimes
they will only speak Cantonese, and could not speak Mandarin, or don't
speak English. This is difficult.
Yes, that's right. Are there any other India, or?
India, India is interesting, a lot, in fact I, India, I think India immigrants, a
lot of, a lot of people speak English well, you can.
That is not very common, met India's immigration English won't say, are
very rare.
Oh, by the way. Yes, that's right. So I wouldn't worry about that. I now
want to learn Cantonese. Sometimes come across Korea to guests, neither
an English sentence does not say.
It's headaches. Interesting, interesting, your colleagues, and there are
generally are English-speaking.
You have no chance in Chinese at work? I, uh, work can be, working
mostly in English. Well, Yes, two of my colleagues are from mainland
China, and sometimes they speak Chinese.
The way it is. Fun. So you learn Japanese now, shall we?
How is progress? Well, progress was slow, however, very, very stable, so I
was satisfied. I basically, your approach is good, this means that, while
slow, but not forgotten. I learned, after two months, I will not forget. Will
no longer see it will not forget. Yes, that's right.
Fun.
Yes, I'm the same way. People sometimes ask me, how can you speak so
many languages, will not forget? -I did not forget. Because I'm going
through this learning approach is lots and lots of reading, and and and. Is
not a grammatical sentence. Some of the grammar of the sentence is easy
for me to forget, forget. The word or, if we use a new words, it does not
remember. But maybe after so many to hear, read, is, I think, is relatively
stable. And I'm in the process of learning, I can enjoy. Progress so fast or
slow, I was enjoying.
So it doesn't matter.
Yeah, that's right.
Yes, well, I hope we can do a little Cantonese in our LingQ.
Oh, that's right. Yes, Yes. So when I am studying Cantonese, at that time,

this one, this one Cantonese radio stations. The way he talk, he talks, his
intonation of his tone, his voice, he is very, very good. So I recorded a lot
of his stuff. I often listen to just listening to him. Then find your favorite
people.
And it's very influenced by the progress.
Yes, Yes.
We are here to start when Cantonese, I would go to him.
Oh. Now he seems to be doing. He called their names-I. Now, I don't
know, but he is very humorous. Talk to sometimes slow. And he's also very
interesting is to emphasize a point.
What is he talking about politics or, he's a funny, very well.
Oh. I was able to remember his name, I'll tell you.
Told you, told you, you can learn to follow him. Oh, that would be great.
Yeah.
OK, well, thank you, Tony.
Well, thank you. To help us. We may as well of our Chinese podcast, er,
Chinese lingQ.
And, well, hope I can be in touch with you again in the future.
Yes, that's fine.
You speak a little Chinese.
Yes, that's fine, good.
OK, thank you Tony.
Well, thank you. OK, bye.