Although I'm from the UK, I lived in China for 15 years, teach a large number of Chinese students, and even have a Chinese girlfriend. In this episode, I share some of my thoughts on the main differences I've noticed between the two cultures. These affect the way we approach education, the way we interact with our friends, and even how we eat our food and choose what to wear.
So what do you think? Do you agree with me? Are there any other differences that you've noticed? I'd love to read your comments.

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Cultural Differences between the UK and China

好聽的中文故事 | 好听的中文故事✨

老鼠市長最後讓誰娶了女兒呢？聽完故事你就知道啦！
老鼠市长最后让谁娶了女儿呢？听完故事你就知道啦！


好听的中文故事 | 好聽的中文故事 | Great Chinese Stories

老鼠娶新娘 | 老鼠娶新娘

Japanese Podcast for Beginners|| だいすきな ストーリー🐲🌴 | VERY VERY EASY Native JAPANESE!

♯２１
えいごの べんきょうの ために 
えいごの ほんを かいました。

にほんごの タイトルは
『エルマーの ぼうけん』です✨

むかし、よる🌠
ねるまえに よんでいました。

だいすきな おはなしです！


📖きょうの おはなし
「だいすきな ストーリー」
00:00 エルマーの ぼうけん
00:29 こどもの わたし …
01:13 ぜんぶ えいご！ 
01:53 シリーズ
02:40 みんなは？？（しつもん^^）


Q．みなさんは こどものとき、どんな ほんを よんでいましたか。


🔎key words and phrases🔍
①本（ほん）〈N〉 - book, 书,  หนังสือ
②英語（えいご）〈N〉 - English, 英语, ภาษาอังกฤษ
③タイトル〈N〉 - title, 标题, ชื่อเรื่อง
④冒険（ぼうけん）〈N／する〉 - adventure, 冒险, ผจญภัย
⑤むかしむかし、あるところに -Once upon a time, in a certain place ／从前，在一个地方 ／เมื่อก่อน ในสถานที่หนึ่ง 
⑥子ども（こども）〈N〉 - child, 孩子, เด็ก
⑦読む（よむ）〈N〉 - read, 阅读, อ่าน 
⑧表紙（ひょうし） 〈N〉- cover, 封面, ปกหนังสือ
⑨懐かしい（なつかしい） 〈いadj〉- nostalgic, 怀旧的, ความทรงจำ
⑩絵（え）〈N〉 - picture, illustration, 图片, ภาพ
⑪おはなし、ストーリー〈N〉 - story, 故事, เรื่อง


🦔🍎　ちょっと むずかしい ことば・ぶん　🍅🦔
It is useful to copy and paste words you don't understand into the translation‼ Microsoft Translator / Google Translator: You can also check the reading of kanji‼‼

１））エルマーのぼうけん 00:00 
・タイトル（title）
・冒険
・アドベンチャー（adventure）

【grammar check!】
①Nounの+ために〈objective〉


２））こどもの わたし 00:29
・むかし、むかし、あるところに（だれ）がいました*
・子ども
・ブックカバー（book cover）
・表紙
・懐かしい
・気持ち
・マップ（map）
・地図
・お話
*is like the classic opening line for a story, 'Once upon a time.'

【grammar check!】
①～と、（いつも）なる ②てみる ③Vます＋ながら、 ④personは、activity (verb) のが好き*
*"GENKI 1" second edition, p.194 (Lesson 8)


３））ぜんぶ えいご！ 01:13
・もちろん
・オーディオブック（audiobook）
・絵
・イラスト（illustration）
・ストーリー（story）

【grammar check!】
①Vます＋ながら、 ②Vます＋おわる〈finish ...ing〉 ③まだ～ていない


４））シリーズ 01:53
・シリーズ（series）
・全部で
・１巻、２巻、３巻　巻＝volume
・外国語
・もう

【grammar check!】
①まだ～ていない  ②Plain form+の〈Use to turn the sentence into a noun phrase〉* ③Verbた‐ことがある〈experience〉
*"TRY!N4", p.55, 2013


５））みんなは？？（しつもん^^） 02:40

【grammar check!】
①てみる



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Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

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小芳是一位厨师，她一直梦想开一家自己的餐厅。经过多年的努力和积蓄，她终于在市中心租了一家店面，并且装修成了她喜欢的风格。餐厅的名字叫做“美味之家”。

开业那天，小芳邀请了很多朋友和家人来庆祝。她精心准备了各种美味的菜肴，包括她最拿手的招牌菜。开业仪式上，小芳对大家表示了感谢，并希望他们能喜欢她的餐厅。

餐厅开张后的几周，小芳的餐厅生意红火，许多人都来品尝她的美食。小芳每天都很忙，但她感到非常满足，因为她终于实现了自己的梦想。

1.小芳开设的餐厅叫什么名字？

    A) 美味之家
    B) 欢乐餐厅
    C) 家乡味


2.小芳在开业仪式上准备了什么？

    A) 各种美味的菜肴
    B) 现场表演
    C) 礼品和奖品


3.餐厅开张后的生意如何？

    A) 不景气
    B) 一般
    C) 红火

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小芳的餐厅开业了

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⭐ In this A1-level episode, we will talk about France and the French people. We'll review country names, learn to describe basic characteristics of countries and their people, practice making simple comparisons, and learn the names of professions for both men and women in French, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

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En este episodio te cuento algunos detalles de las fechas de las vacaciones en Colombia 

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¿Por qué las vacaciones en Colombia son en Enero?

There's a video on TikTok in which a user takes a jar of seasoning called "Everything But the Bagel" and carefully separates the ingredients into small piles to find out the secret to the recipe.

The video has been viewed almost 2 million times — a sign of just how popular this seasoning mix, made by US company Trader Joe's, has become.

People like to put it on top of bagels and use it in lots of different meals.

However, fans of the mix have been finding out that it's not welcome everywhere in the world.

Signs have been posted at Incheon Airport in Seoul, telling passengers they can't bring jars of the seasoning into the country.

The reason is that one of the ingredients is banned in South Korea.

The mix contains things like sesame seeds, dried garlic, dried onion and salt — but poppy seeds are the problem.

Poppy seeds are banned in South Korea because they are narcotic-related items, according to the airport. The ban is not new but travelers have said that airports are now cracking down on the seasoning mix.

The seeds are also banned in a number of other countries, including Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

The poppy plant is used to make drugs like heroin and morphine, although the seeds don't contain any opiates.

However, the country worries that the seeds could be contaminated by opiates.

In fact, in the US, members of the armed forces have been advised not to eat products containing poppy seeds in case they affect the results of drug tests.

Drug tests can be very sensitive but experts say that it would be almost impossible to eat enough poppy seeds to feel any narcotic effect.

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En este episodio hablo un poco sobre la música en España, sus géneros y artistas. In this episode I speak a little bit about music in Spain, its genres and artists. (You can find more content on my page ko-fi.com/minutopodcastsp)