It's not true.
A few years ago, I had some interviews when I was looking for job in accounting field. One of them was with a Hong Kong company (medium size). I was told the work hours were from 8:30 to 6:30, sometimes even longer. The salary they offered was pretty low. At last, the boss said he hoped that I could learn some Guangdonghua, so I could communicate with some co-workers easily since many of them couldn't speak English well. I didn't go there.
By the way, I am working in a big canadian company (7.5 hours a day). There are three Chinese ladies in the head office, one from Hongkong, the other one and I are from mainland. We get along very well. We never fight or discriminate each other. We speak English, or Putonghua when there is nobody else around. We are friendly to each other. We feel closer than the other people.
最初由 Sedona 发布:
Hong Kong
When you have to work under a Hong Kong boss, your inferiority complex comes out. When you work under a white guy to kiss his ass, you think it is okay.
最初由 sunny2008 发布:
现在呢看个病,医生用广东话表达,总比理解英文要容易吧。
还有有些病约专科,等的时间漫长,有些华人医生会安排你看急诊,那急诊还不就是夹塞。
In Toronto, it is not easy to avoid Guandonghua. Some Putonghua speakers are very resistant for a reason.
Just like some die hard francophone in Quebec, they would rather die than speak English.
最初由 斯芬克斯 发布:
Dear Forum Leader,
Sorry for the bothering......but would you please take a look and answer my questions in the following tread?
Thanks in advance and you are very appreciated.
http://www.51.ca/bbs/showthread.php?s=&postid=705488#post705488
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Everyone can argue with other's opinion. But I don't see any violation against to the rule of this website in 外滩's post here. It's hard for me to figure out under which rule(s) of this website the warning came to him/her.
I definitely believe this is the big problem in many websites.
Could anybody point it out for me? The forum learder's or the website manager's will be more appreciated.
But please don't just simply tell me to leave. Allthough this website belongs to somebody, but it is still a public place where all the members can participate to. So they should be treated fairly and properly.
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Well, my English is definitely not as good as you said, there are always so many mistakes when I look them back. So, don't say that please. Unfortunately my computer system couldn't be used to type Chinese characters these couple of weeks.
As we know, S.O.B. refers to "the Son Of a Bitch"......
But wait...
Did LZ use this dirty words to attack anyone in this forum? ...... No. They were used to damn some improper behaviors of Chinese Government. In my eyes, the group who did/is doing evil to its people is damnable and they deserve it.
Now let me ask you, did you do that? I guess the answer should be "No", don't tell me I'm wrong please.
Okay, you didn't do them, I didn't, and I do believe other members in this forum didn't either, at last no one here admit he/she did.
The people LZ's damning has its certain restriction, please just don't unreasonablely/unlimitedly extend it to you, to me, to anyone else here, or to your relatives, friends in China. I totally don't think LZ is damning me, why do you?
On the other hand, acccording to my memory, a member named usually likes to use the words like animals to damn people who say something anti-CCP, so called . Has anyone here heard the same warning came to this guy anyway? If not, do you think it's fair to the other members?
Dear Forum Leader,
Sorry for taking your time... but, I'm expecting your answer above.
And...
Would you please kindly tell us how did you handle the dirty words below?
Any warning came to these 2 guys? If not, how come to ?
Sorry for my curiousness, just saw 51北山 saying had never gotten any warning so far in some tread...
http://www.51.ca/bbs/showthread.php?threadid=131949
最初由 斯芬克斯 发布:
一句话,你可以说别人的缺点,但不能说他是牲畜,不是人,这就是区别。
http://www.51.ca/bbs/showthread.php?threadid=127426&highlight=%B4%F3%C2%EE%D6%AE%D0%C7
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要做真君子不要做猪狗狼!
过去跟着GCD干坏事今天又暗地里骂GCD的都是没有脑子的猪!
过去得益GCD实惠今天暗地里坑害GCD的都是没有良心的豺狼!
过去现在得益于GCD实惠明天企图背叛GCD的都是没人性的狗!
(括弧:“暗地里骂”包含在各类论坛用匿名方式)
过去敢当面骂GCD今天又能正视GCD进步的,那才是真正的英雄好汉!
过去虽然被GCD迫害,今天依然为GCD的进步叫好的,那才叫有度量!
能当面批评GCD且在国内国外明里暗里宣传GCD进步的那才是真君子!
最厌恶的一群垃圾就是:
躲到国内国外阴暗角落漫骂GCD(包括论坛匿名方式),却和国内有着千丝万缕的联系甚至还在不断的吸中国的血,或者在国外搞什么GP民运叫唤的比谁都响,回国后却连一个民主自由的字都不敢提像个怂包软蛋孬种,这样的家伙就叫臭奴才,臭狗屎!
按照目的来划分:
A.想把中国大陆搞乱的、想破坏改革开放大好形势的、以颠覆GCD政权为目的而不顾中国出现动乱不顾民生死活的就是小人,是猪狗不如的畜生。
B.即使抨击GCD,但能正视GCD进步,目的是给国家建设献计献策,用理性的方式促进GCD的制度改革从而让人民生活更上一步台阶的那就是大大的好人,是真君子。
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三和居士
2007-01-19 10:09
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香港只有大闸蟹卖,而不出产.都是从内地运去的,阳澄湖的最有名.
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Sedona
2007-01-19 09:05
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提到广东,香港,没有人想到金融中心,购物天堂,美食天堂这些字眼,国人只知道广东省有一个叫香港的小渔村养殖的大闸蟹挺好吃。
A very good example of bias. Attitude affects out judgement, including the bias towards Guandonghua.
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Sedona
2007-01-19 09:00
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Nothing wrong with Guandonghua.
The key is Hong Kong. Some argues Hong Kong became "rich" early because of British administration. Who are they? They are "nooooobody".
When you have to work under a Hong Kong boss, your inferiority complex comes out. When you work under a white guy to kiss his ass, you think it is okay.
I had an interesting conversation. In my company, there are three Chinese: one from Beijing, one from Shanghai and me from Guanzhou. The woman from Beijing said Beijing Putonghua is standard and Shanghai and Guanzhou not. What is that? Territory. What is standard American English? New England, South, Mid-West or California?
You hatre Guandonghua because of Hong Kong, out of your underlying emotion. Otherwise, learning a language or a dialect is no big deal.
Putonghua community has become bigger, but the reality is you can't avoid Guandonghua community in Toronto. Can you?
Guandonghua sings; Putonghua barks. We are all animals.
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2007-01-18 18:59
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最初由 三和居士 发布:
一个关于方言的帖,竟扯到了歧视,扯大了.
中国是多民族多方言的国家,就是在国内,所谓的歧视现象,也是有的.
新移民来到加拿大,在唐人厂(港人老板)里打工遇到的不愉快,要具体分析:1.因语言隔阂造成的误会引起的不愉快 2.本来就存在的劳资矛盾引起的不愉快
都同文同宗的,来到加拿大就不要再内斗了,让人看笑话.
Like i said before, you are a wise man 🙂
The article is about a positive experience by the writer in how she dealt with everyday's life issue and at the end come out enriching her own life and her circle of friends, with the added bonus of finding a better job (many western company requires you to speak both dialects becasue they have clientels from everywhere).
Yet you losers turn it into a hate discrimination repressive discussion. Many of you are hopeless even if you learn to speak 8 different languages 🙄
想不到移民加拿大后我不得不学说粤语