March 4th
This was a day of company visits in Beijing, so suit up!!!! This day was pretty fun. We were able to meet with Beijing International Studies University. One of the professors presented on Chinese culture to help give us a framework through which to begin to understand the Chinese. They have a deep, rich culture and have a deep seated sense of honor. The culture is very orderly and defined. Our fearless Michael Richards presented an introduction to American culture. We then had lunch with the students and had a lot of fun interacting with the students and teachers. Their English was AMAZING! I understand better now how the Chinese use the English language now that I know that Chinese does not really have a “tense”. The English would say “I went to the store”, while the Chinese frame what they say maybe like “I go to the store yesterday”. The students and teachers did express some concern over the air quality of the city, commenting on how clear the day was and how beautiful the blue sky looked.
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