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dan ni er -

Why is it that when nearly every Chinese person I know that goes to complement me on my Chinese
ends up saying my English, instead of Chinese, is very good. How can a whole nation end up making
the same mistake??? Is it just me that experiences this ??

I think it must be something to do with the fact that when they're growing up they may have little
contact with foreigners and are just used to complementing their classmates with good English,
that somehow, even when they get older and are in fact referring to someone's good Chinese, they
still end up saying that their English is good. In any case, it's really quite bizarre how
literally everyone I meet ends up making this mistake.



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muyongshi -

I have had it happen before too but not every time (probably not even half of the time) and I have
no theory why it happens....










billiardsmike -

I've been here a little over a year. Sometimes I think I should have 哪里哪里stamped on my
forehead, but not once has anyone made that mistake with me. A regional thing perhaps?










liuzhou -

er. compIiment with an 'i', perhaps, rather than with an 'e'.

Your Chinese friends will probably pick up that mistake more quickly!










dan ni er -

Well seems it's only me! Very strange because I literally hear this the whole time.

Liuzhou - apologies for the poor spelling! However, please allow me to make another
observation....it's always the losers in china that pick up on the spelling and grammer mistakes
of other native English speakers. Perhaps you have a theory on this....










gougou -

I would guess that it's a Freudian. Many Chinese will think of English when they see a foreigner,
be it because they want to learn English with you, or because they are afraid they will have to
use it with you. Either way, they want to compliment you on your language, and English just
happens to come out.



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Liuzhou - apologies for the poor spelling! However, please allow me to make another
observation....it's always the losers in china that pick up on the spelling and grammer mistakes
of other native English speakers. Perhaps you have a theory on this....

Do we really have to go down this road? Just take it as a friendly reminder. I for once would have
misspelled it if Liuzhou hadn't pointed it out - so thanks, Liuzhou!










liuzhou -

You're welcome gougou.










mr.stinky -

could this have anything to do with the educational system and the reliance on rote
memorization? maybe they learned "jeepers, your english is awesome" as a sentence
pattern, and have practiced it so many times that it's become ingrained (spelling help?)
and just naturally flows out.










adrianlondon -

Maybe they think you're Chinese but have just overheard you speaking English, and wanted to
compliment you on it.

You could always reply along the lines of "thanks, your Chinese is pretty good, too".










Yiwan -

This reminds me that my grandmother once said Americans spoke good English. I myself would
compliment you on your Chinese skill if it was good.












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