tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post8639701128750589840..comments2024-03-26T19:47:09.310+08:00Comments on Lao Ren Cha - 老人茶: Plum Rain and Communication BreakdownJenna Lynn Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-46760249432480078822012-05-16T23:34:40.647+08:002012-05-16T23:34:40.647+08:00J - this *was* in English. The problem is me commu...J - this *was* in English. The problem is me communicating in English to Taiwanese people and being completely misunderstood!Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-21138289522364059842012-05-16T21:19:02.174+08:002012-05-16T21:19:02.174+08:00I think that's a pretty common cycle in learni...I think that's a pretty common cycle in learning a language, even at higher levels- you go through periods where you feel like you can do no wrong, and then you suddenly feel like you can barely speak. I think it's largely psychological- sometimes we just lose our mojo, and can't seem to get it together.<br />Frankly it happens to me in English as well sometimes.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08654770225487196179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-79040614675589610192012-05-16T18:35:35.238+08:002012-05-16T18:35:35.238+08:00There's something that the old guy at 7-11 neg...There's something that the old guy at 7-11 neglected to explain. If he belongs to such a unique culture that foreigners could never understand, why does he sound just like the local arrogant, inflexible jackasses in every other city in every other country in the world?Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847368266562961223noreply@blogger.com