Does anyone know the differences between Chinese from Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan?
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I haven't studied it but people who live on islands annexed by a nearby mainland, resent it.  Islanders have to be more self surficient and develop a sub-culture that relates just to their island environment.  When the mainland wants to say, you are part of us, its like an invasion.\nI know Hong Kong has a very strong English influence, and that is elite English influence, Rolls Royce, high tea, spot of tennis and all that.  Tiwan is a very industious island community/nation who has made hugh investment in manufacturing and exporting to the western world.  Neither could be happy to embrace the processes of the massive chinese social structures.  On the other hand they are all Chinese.
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You'll find many chinese customs, superstitions and traditions listed here...\nhttp://www.britishbornchinese.org.uk/pages/culture/customs/
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I assume by Chinese you mean Mandarin.  If that is the case, then Mandarin should be your choice, although it is more fun to curse in Cantonese.
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Basicaly, Chinese has always had a number of different dialects. Mandarin was the main dialect in the northren part of the country. The capital of China has moved a couple of times, and the offical language of the country changed depending on the capital.
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Chinese - san fransisco
141980
yes ofcourse...Taiwanese poeple also speak Chinese...
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This depends a lot on the people involved. If you look at older Taiwanese politicians, they might convert to Japanese (the Japanese had control over Taiwan for 50 years, and Japanese was the only language taught in schools during that time). But when you have younger people, they might want to talk in English rather that any of their own mother tongues. My Taiwanese friend explained it once, saying it's either a show of respect for the other person - you don't want to put the other one at a disadvantage by using your own language and the other one being the only one to convert to a different one. Or it can be a clever ploy to put the other person ill at ease when it is known that one of the two people involved can't speak English as well. \nFor the record, Japanese is a very popular language among Chinese speakers, and when the two nationalities meet in a cordial, relaxing way (like tourists) the Chinese speaker might want to convert to Japanese to practice his/her own Japanese skills. That I've seen plenty of times, living in Taiwan.
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I'm a Chinese. What you all have talked about China are truth and I'm proud of being a Chinese. Have a visit in China and Taiwan as well. You're welcomed and I'm assure you would love her more than you do now.
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Mandarin is the main Chinese dialect of China.  Only a small portion (southern China) speaks Cantonese.
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Hey, I'm from Hong Kong, and have just moved back to Canada, my mom wants me to practise Chinese more often. E- mail me, the address is in my profile.\nSure I can see the characters, and I'd say I'm fine thank you! Mind if you tell us whether you are a guy or gal? Two more things, it's learnt and it's Putonghua! \nCheers!C
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All the Chinese you need to know is here:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoJpSjLiaDMr172Ptrz7uBnsy6IX?qid=1006052013067
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wouldnt have a clue mate question may as well be in chinese, but hey BRING ON DA POINTS!!!!!!!!!
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no:\n\nHokkien is a Chinese dialect word corresponding to Standard Chinese "Fujian". It can refer to:\n\n- Min Nan, a Chinese spoken variant, also called "Minnan", "Min nan", "Min Nan" or "Minnanhua" (meaning Southern Fujian).\n\n- Fujian (or Fuchien, Fukien), a province of China.\n\n- Hoklo (ethnic group), an ethnic-cultural group originating in Fujian. There is a large number of Hokkien descendants in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.
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♡Yes I have, lots of them!(*^o^*)\nAnd all very nice, I might add.\nAnd I agree, Koreans are different from Chinese...♡
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Yes, extremely friendly and courteous. During my stay in both Hong Kong and Mainland China (Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Xiamen) I found people to be very helpful, respectful, and very, very friendly.\n\nHowever, they are also very private people, and it takes them a long time to warm up to "guai-los / guai-pos". But once they feel a foreigner will honor & respect their culture and is sincere in his/her attempt to live according to Chinese believes & traditions while in their country, they become very outgoing and make wonderful, honest, sincere friends (who even taught a guai-po how to savely cross a main street in Shanghai and patiently answered all questions with a wonderful sense of humor).\n \nUnfortunately, way too many American guai-los and guai-pos are ignorant of the cultures and traditions of Asian countries (as well as being ignorant of cultures/traditions of any country outside the US, for that matter) and fail to see how their rude and obnoxious behavior can insult people of other cultures.\n \nNeither Chinese Government nor the Chinese themselves would ever deliberately insult a foreigner or would go out of their way to harm others (unlike the US). \n \nSimple comparison:\nwhich Nation started the majority of wars ?          US not China\nwhich Nation has the highest crime rate ?            US not China   \nwhich Nation has the lowest level of education ?  US not China\n \nYes, China is indeed a friendly country, who has her crime rate under control, has a high level of education, who is not known to invade other countries under false pretenses..... and of course the Government reserves their right to run their own country the way they feel best (the Chinese Govmt does not run the country into ruin, it improves the country's economy, it does not invade other countries for oil....)
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I think northern Chinese tend to be a bit paler and taller.  Southern Chinese tend to be darker, and they often have wider noses.
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dont most chinese learn it from their family?