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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 08:05 PM
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Originally posted by tokyo_james
I know many Brits in Japan who are fluent or just about fluent in Japanese after spending up to about 10 years in Japan.

I only know a couple of Brits in Hong Kong who would be considered fluent in Cantonese, and both of them were born and raised there .... I know plenty of other Brits who can speak very very little Cantonese that were born in Hong Kong .....

I understand that Mandarin is much easier to learn than Cantonese ......
well, i've heard that mandarin is the more popular of the two to learn. i guess for me, i base the interest more on what my friends speak... and in my case, they for the most part speak Cantonese....
Cantonese is super hard..I wouldn't eve ntry to learn it.
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 08:09 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mocky57
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well, i've heard that mandarin is the more popular of the two to learn. i guess for me, i base the interest more on what my friends speak... and in my case, they for the most part speak Cantonese....
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 08:13 PM
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I know American!
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 08:15 PM
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I know English ....
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 08:18 PM
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Congrats! I also know Instant Message. That's an official language now isn't it?
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 08:19 PM
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Not 100% sure that it is an official language, but I guess it is pretty widely used ,....
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 08:21 PM
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Give it a year or two and Instant Message will be a mainstream language with over 50 different dialects.
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