http://www.sinoglot.com/bjs/2007/11/the-quiet-beijinger/?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= Home of the Beijing Sounds Studios: productions mostly of language through foreign ears Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:08:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.sinoglot.com/bjs/2007/11/the-quiet-beijinger/comment-page-1/#comment-46680 Cindy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:16:04 +0000 http://www.bjshengr.com/bjs/?p=7#comment-46680 oh and it's funny you should mention the expression tongue in cheek, it's not the first time I've had trouble recognizing it, and I can bet you it won't be the last! :) oh and it’s funny you should mention the expression tongue in cheek, it’s not the first time I’ve had trouble recognizing it, and I can bet you it won’t be the last!

]]> http://www.sinoglot.com/bjs/2007/11/the-quiet-beijinger/comment-page-1/#comment-46674 Cindy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:10:37 +0000 http://www.bjshengr.com/bjs/?p=7#comment-46674 Lol, I wasn't offended so no need for the sorry, I was actually agreeing with you that people on the subway and buses in Beijing are some of the quietest. Not only that, but if you so much as glance or smile at them, they'd give you this look like you're crazy. But what I find interesting is that most people seem very interested in listening in on other people's conversations rather than starting up one themselves. It cracks me up how obvious they make it that they are listening to you, especially if your topics are about how much so and so person you know is making or how much more you should be making, reason being what a complete a-hole the other person is, etc. etc. in which case they will give you their undivided attention by staring intently into your face, like they don't want to miss a single word you are saying. You can tell they are interested in what they are hearing, but they rarely speak up and join your conversation if they don't know you personally. But an exception to that is I find that older Chinese folks tend to be more outspoken, and are more likely to join in once you make eye contact with them. Young people, not as much. Lol, I wasn’t offended so no need for the sorry, I was actually agreeing with you that people on the subway and buses in Beijing are some of the quietest. Not only that, but if you so much as glance or smile at them, they’d give you this look like you’re crazy. But what I find interesting is that most people seem very interested in listening in on other people’s conversations rather than starting up one themselves. It cracks me up how obvious they make it that they are listening to you, especially if your topics are about how much so and so person you know is making or how much more you should be making, reason being what a complete a-hole the other person is, etc. etc. in which case they will give you their undivided attention by staring intently into your face, like they don’t want to miss a single word you are saying. You can tell they are interested in what they are hearing, but they rarely speak up and join your conversation if they don’t know you personally. But an exception to that is I find that older Chinese folks tend to be more outspoken, and are more likely to join in once you make eye contact with them. Young people, not as much.

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