Are you familiar with the Traditional Chinese Culture ? What do you think ? Chinese opera "沈園題壁兩斷腸", it is about the Chinese Culture: A man and a woman were cousins who grew up together. They eventually fell in love. They wanted to get married but as tradition, needed to verify their love compatibility with the Chinese zodiac; the Chinese zodiac indicated misfortunes would stem from their marriage. The young couple disregarded this and decided to get married anyway. For three years, they wanted to have children but had no luck. In the Chinese culture, not being able to have children was indeed a big misfortune. The mother-in-law blamed the woman for bringing misfortune to her son and family. The mother-in-law forced the woman to divorce him and to stay at the nun’s temple. The woman was so devastated and attempted suicide, but was saved by another man and ended up marrying him in later days. The scene is about the woman reminiscing with her previous lover where they grew up together; they talk about how much they miss each other.

Don't keep the distance What does it mean when your friend of opposite sex told you "don't keep the distance"

Terminology, Conflict of interest In reference to a question at http://www.italki.com/answers/question/65888.htm I am confused by an answer given by Ms. anita998710 : A question about Chinese culture. Why is it bad to give somebody a towel as a gift. In her profile, she claimed that Taiwan is not part of China and she is Taiwanese. If Taiwan is not part of China, how does the Taiwanese culture related to Chinese culture. Is it a conflict of interest?@ Eliot 22 " your Mainland garbage" . I am in the US, why US mainland is a garbage and how does it related to Taiwan in culture.

Why Japanese are so critical of their own language ? Language and culture are related, this is a question in conerning about the culture. I intentionally answer the English qestions with grammatical mistakes, the readers seem understand without criticize. In the Japanese questions, I answer the questions with three to four native Japanese speakers reviewed my answers before it is posted. But, it has been always being critized wrong. Such as おはようございます does not means good morning in English. Is there anyone who know the Japanese culture? @ Jura, my points is: the English speaking people including Americans, British, Australians, and Canadians they don't criticize when they saw the mistakes, where as the Japanese always like to pick on others even it is absolutely no mistake. My question is asking the culture. Mr. Aàdèlio Astèllà's answer is the Asian culture. Do you get the point ?

A question for my father My father he passed away at age 92 ten years ago, he holds a Public Accounting Certificate, the exam was taken and passed before the communist party take over mainland China. I was wondering whether his public accounting certification still valid if he still alive.I understand the situation, just for curiosity, the certification do not have an expiration date. My father he always thought that it might be still valid in Taiwan.

What language should I speak in dealing with the Japanese Most people who wanted to learn Japanese in dealing with the Japanese. However, most Japanese who speak English they want to associate with the English speaking people. Which is the better language to deal with the Japanese ? My nephew he married a Japanese girl, but her mother denied her own identity, claiming that she don't speak Japanese at all. I noticed that her mother always talk Japanese with her own family members. My question is: why Japanese considered themself non-Japanese and speaking Japanese is a shame?

Are both male and female lions have manes Chinese people believe both sex of the lions have manes. But, I believe only the male lions have manes and I was honestly telling the truth in according to my best knowledge. But it was wrong. Do you agree that the female lions also have manes. Addition Thanks your the answers, but, Chinese has been misleaded by the Scholars that both sex of the lions have manes. In US, there are lions at the MGM casino in Las Vegas, it is free to watch. But, the problem are those Chinese in China are still misleading, they don't want to accept the fact. Two lions with manes, they call it male and female lions (左雄右雌) and they even claim it is the ancient chinese tradition !!!

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Who should post and who should answer questions on Italki Q&A board? Chi send me an email: 1. "every answers you answered on Japanese which I've read were all wrong. and apparently, the question you have answered on my Cantonese was wrong answer, too. 2. "just don't write anything back or answer my questions" 3. I'm not the only person claim that your answer is wrong, because simply IT IS WRONG. okay? 4. I send same message to italki service The correct answers were selected by the askers. Chi, she is Japanese, she don't like some Italki members to answer her questions and other Japanese questions as well.. There were the prefixed questions that she want to control the outcome of the questions. In accordance to Italki's policy, who should post questions and who should answer questions. Whozitoya, an Italki member is proposed to be bared from answering questions. Using her own personal opinion as the evidence in support for solicitating Italki for consipiracy. Who is in violation of the Italki policy, who should be bared, Chi, the asker, or Wozitoya who answers the questions.I was confidently in answering those questions and the askers were happily selected as the best answers. Chi said: ALL THE QUESTIONS that were answered by Wozitoya were wrong.The message that she sent to Itakli that means I am the phony here, fooling the Italki members. You posted only one question that I answered. It was the question of Chinese culture. How does it related to Japanese question? You are the learner of Chinese yourself, I told it that were wrong too. How good of your Chinese? If you already know the answer, why asked. Correction- was:I told it that were wrong too. Should be: you told me that were also wrong.At this stage, 伊丽莎白 エリザベス 엘리자베스 , cowboy, KK /Jennifer and Chi's answers are more appropriate. 高航/TONY's answer, using excessive offensive language. What's the Italki's policy to do about it, is it another mis-understandin or communication problem.