Comments on: A forgotten story http://www.dwimble.com/china-trip/a-forgotten-story/ Our Family Blog - Mike, Louanne, Nadia, Amelie, & Dani Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:38:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: catherinethegreat http://www.dwimble.com/china-trip/a-forgotten-story/comment-page-1/#comment-817 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:38:11 +0000 http://www.dwimble.com/china-trip/a-forgotten-story/#comment-817 I found that in China most people were really curious esp when I was walking around with my five year old and Natalie. A caucasian woman with two chinese children is definately a curiousity. Several strangers came up to my five year old and asked her who I was (in Mandarin). I think they asked because they were curious. Although my five year old understood some of what they said (she is in a Mandarin emersion program), I wish I had those cards. You will need them at least for the taxi drivers (for your address) when you go about Beijing. Fortunately, many people speak English in the silk markets etc in Beijing so I bet you will be fine most of the time even if you forget them.

CTG

]]> By: Mutha http://www.dwimble.com/china-trip/a-forgotten-story/comment-page-1/#comment-816 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:08:39 +0000 http://www.dwimble.com/china-trip/a-forgotten-story/#comment-816 The one thing I learned from the people I met and befriended in CHina was the importance of teaching our daughter about her culture. Many people insisted we bring her back, teach her Chinese, and for us to learn Chinese as well. We were asked to promise to celebrate Chinese holidays, too. I think you are right on in your card idea!

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