English don't use in China, since it was imperialist language. if immigrants mostly from west want to seek jobs & opportunities in China, they shd learn Chinese to get better chance
Even if you can, think of how much you would lose, living in a foreign country and not finding out the nice things there. In case of China, take this loss times a thousand.
The British and especially the Americans were too pampered by expecting the people from other countries would speak English to all of you without you need to learn on their host language. I had an English speaking friend who would be angry if other people speaking a language which he could not understand other than English by telling they are all discriminating me!. It is not even his own country and their native tongue is not even English so he is basically a hypocrite guy
First of all, your friend was being a jerk. That's 100% true. However, as an American person, I don't think most of us (and I'm sure British people) intend to go and *live* in other countries and expect them to speak English...traveling to other countries is a different story. However, here are some things to consider: 1. The language. Chinese isn't related to English at all and doesn't use a similar alphabet. It doesn't use an alphabet at all. Most estimates say it takes around 1.5 years worth of study hours to get to a native level of speaking. Most people who come to China to work didn't plan to do so 1.5 or even 1 year before they actually arrive in China. So, even if you do come to China with intent to learn the language, it's an extremely steep learning curve. People in China spend 12+ years learning English at school and even longer consuming English-language movies, TV shows, and music and it can still be very daunting for them to have to speak when they go abroad. At least for them, they're able to read virtually everything that's written around them. 2. The age people decide to come to China. Most people who come here to live and work are adults with full-time jobs. Given point #1 is the reality, when you come to China to work as a full-time employee, you have recognize the reality, that you're not really going to be understanding that much for at least the first several months to a year. 3. The length of time spent working in China. Getting to the level of being able to recognize about 700-800 characters (which is what you need to be a semi-functional adult who's able to read things that aren't children's stories) takes a very long time and a lot of practice. If you know you're only going to be in China for a year or perhaps less which is often the case, exactly how much time do you think should be invested in this? I've lived in Beijing for almost 9 years now and my Chinese fine and I think anyone who plans to stay in China for more than two years should be invested in regularly studying Mandarin, but for certain people...being able to just speak about the most necessary things and be understood by the locals is good enough.
@@张扬-g4v If you read my comment, you will see that I was specifically referring to people who came to *work* in China, not study. *Most* people coming to work in China are working for international companies and they’re required to use English at work. This is another reason many foreigners who are only here for a year or two don’t learn much…especially reading. Most people who come here to study Chinese in university do so very well and stay here and have no problems.
Lots of foreigners scared of don’t speak English that not coming to mainland China 🇨🇳. Your videos help foreigners prepare how Chinese people very friendly if don’t speak Chinese language. They will help you as much they could.
