Andyasher
Irish 暗网禁区 in South Africa
Forum posts
5
About me
Irish
Lives in Beijing
Speaks English, Afrikaans, German, Mandarin
Registration: 07 August 2010
Activity
Best ways to learn Chinese? by hsde489
Does anyone have any suggestions of the best ways to learn Chinese?
The best thing is to sit down for an hour a night and learn a bit of vocabulary, then get out there and practise!! Sure, in the beginning people might not understand what you are trying to say, and don't expect them to try to fill in the gaps!! But ... Read More
Advice by Beksta
what suburb is safe to live in and cheap in Beijing? l have 3 kids
All suburbs are safe to live in in Beijing, that's the beauty of the place when it comes to having kids! I have no idea of what your budget is, or what you would call "cheap", but there are quite a number of areas around Dong Zhi Men Wai Da Jie that ... Read More
Watch out in Sanlitun by giscarpo
Recently the small bar street in the middle of Sanlitun has been getting very dangerous, and for no reason. The other day I was at a bar called 9.9 and my brother, father and I were attacked from 7 different workers there. We offered to pay for our ...
Thanks @giscarpo, I'll steer clear of the place! But, really, next time take your dad to the bars around Tongli Studios/3.3! Lots of fun, relatively safe, with no-one trying to impersonate a cowboy, or an American bar for that matter. You and your ... Read More
Living in Beijing by elldon
Hi, Am thinking of moving to Beijing to learn Chinese, just wondering if anyone has any tips on living there?
Check out where you'd like to study first, and get accepted for a course. The Beijing Foreign Languages University is an excellent start: confuciusprograms.com/locations.aspx?ID=8. Then, expect to be in a class with people from all over the planet ... Read More