Some of his pensees:If you show an American an image of a fish tank, the American will usually describe the biggest fish in the tank and what it is doing. If you ask a Chinese person to describe a fish tank, the Chinese will usually describe the context... ...full story at James Fallows
from James Fallows on Tue, Aug 12 2008
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My fish tank in China »
YouTube video I've got my fish tank cleaned up and added a few fish to it here in Tianjin, China. China Tianjin Chinese PRC Asia fish tank |
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