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LEARN CHINESE: Princess Sickness

This post is for my Cantonese readers out there. If you don’t understand Cantonese, this video above will make almost zero sense to you. But let me try to explain what’s going on in the video: So the non-Asian guy … Continue reading

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Shanghai tries to rid itself of English signs that make no sense

Photo: Brett Wines Somebody needs to tell The New York Times about a site called Engrish.com because The NYT just posted a whole gallery filled with examples of what they call “Chinglish”. Apparently, Shanghai is trying desperately to save itself … Continue reading

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Two white guys speaking Cantonese really well

This isn’t the first time I’ve seen non-Chinese people speak Chinese, but it’s still fascinating in a weird way when I do encounter one. For those that don’t speak Cantonese, just know that these two caucasian guys speak it really … Continue reading

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Hakuna Matata in Cantonese

I know only a small percentage of readers here are Cantonese, so forgive me for publishing a post geared toward a specific demographic. But I couldn’t help myself, because this was so funny.

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Kristin Kreuk speaking Chinese in The Legend of Chun-Li

So I just finished watching Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. In it, Kristin Kreuk plays Chun-Li who occasionally blurts out Chinese phrases (in both Cantonese and Mandarin) with a terrible, terrible accent. If you understand Cantonese, you’ll find this … Continue reading

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Mystery solved!

If I was a bigger fan, I’d probably already know this, but Cutiemish’s latest video confirms my suspicion that she is in fact Cantonese (but of British origin).

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