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Micah 米嘉德

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2019.07.02 00:44

I get asked about American current and political events all the

time . It’s a huge double standard that I can’t ask the same about Chinese current events. It doesn’t make sense to me .
Telling me it’s not my business Is kind of rude. My motive is just to learn.
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  • Stephen Honest 2019.07.02 00:46

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    ignore them if u don't want to answer it.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 00:48

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    @Stephen Honest I always answer. It’s important to understand the perspective of others .

  • the heartbeat 2019.07.02 00:50

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    @Micah 米嘉德 Learning without borders, you are right

  • Stephen Honest 2019.07.02 00:50

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    You are too polite.

  • Stephen Honest 2019.07.02 00:51

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    太有礼貌了

  • Anne Xiao 2019.07.02 00:52

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    You have every right to mad at these people.It is rude to require others with double standard.

  • pippin 2019.07.02 00:53

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    Kinda. Perhaps they just dont want to talk about those questions related to politic issue.

  • Nicole 2019.07.02 00:54

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    politics topic is not good to talk in any countries.

  • Eli 2019.07.02 00:54

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    But most people just follow others blindly. They don't care what trouble their words and actions will cause to others.🤦🏻‍♂️

  • Joseph 2019.07.02 00:54

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    Like many Americans, in my experience many Chinese are quite naive and misinformed about world affairs, however it is heightened because of a lack of free press, internet restrictions and a face-saving culture. I almost always avoid discussing politics with them. Just my $.02.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 00:54

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    @pippin They didn’t need to answer then . I get asked political questions everyday . I didn’t realize it was bad for me to do the same .

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 00:55

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    @Joseph Thanks . I thought they would be happy to share their opinion.

  • Eli 2019.07.02 00:56

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    But political issues have always been sensitive in China.🙊

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 00:58

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    @Eli I am fully aware of this now haha .

  • Stephen Honest 2019.07.02 00:59

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    @Micah 米嘉德 Political questions sometimes turned into a argument. And it's not a good experience to have an argument.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 01:01

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    @Nicole Do you have experience in other countries talking politics? It’s actually popular in Europe and the America’s . When I lived in the Middle East it was a topic of discussion everyday . I think the most confusing thing for me is the amount of political questions I get asked everyday by Chinese citizens.

  • paul 2019.07.02 01:01

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    I think we should not talking about political on hellotalk. It just a platform for us to learn lauguage from each other.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 01:01

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    @paul I think it’s ok to ask about news .

  • pippin 2019.07.02 01:07

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    @Micah 米嘉德 its not about GOOD or BAD, its about cultural difference :) take it easy

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 01:08

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    @pippin right

  • Nicole 2019.07.02 01:08

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    @Micah 米嘉德 i I won't talk politics with unfamiliar people in any countries.you may talk with these Chinese who ask you political questions. I don't think it is appropriate to talk in post.

  • FK 2019.07.02 01:09

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    @Joseph hahaha， finally I find someone hold the same opinion as I. Actually not just that. Our country is high power distance country, while yours is opposite. Someone yes indeed are misinformed or misled ， others they know what happens but they won't say it under duress.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 01:09

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    @Nicole to be honest I didn’t realize it was a political issue. I was just asking why there were riots .

  • Nicole 2019.07.02 01:12

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    @Micah 米嘉德 you can't control people's mind especially for patriots. I don't have any bias opinions for you.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 01:12

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    @Nicole What ?

  • Baby 2019.07.02 01:35

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    You can report then. Hellotalk team will block their account.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 01:36

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    @Baby It’s whatever.

  • 爱斯基摩T 2019.07.02 01:39

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    From what I can tell, politics is more of a ‘sensitive’ subject to most Chinese people (I say “most” because it still depends a lot on individual person) compared to westerners. Generally speaking it’s not something people would casually talk about over their dinner table (people do have strong opinions about it tho, as I’m sure you can tell 🙊). I’m actually quite surprised that you get asked about political events a lot on here.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 01:43

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    @爱斯基摩T yeah . It was so common that I thought it was normal.

  • Lyllian 2019.07.02 01:53

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    😂😂😂I think our language abilities limited our ability to talk about domestic politics,coz it’s complicated.”it’s none of your business”is more easier than explain their idea.😎😎😎

  • Jing Jing 2019.07.02 01:56

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    If you are really interested in learning about views on politics, you are advised to know better about the person before you ask. Discussion with a well-read or well-educated person makes a difference.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 01:57

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    @Lyllian I don’t recommend using a statement that strong if you don’t fully understand the meaning.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 01:58

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    @Jing Jing I didn’t realize it was a political question. I just wanted the general opinion.

  • Jing Jing 2019.07.02 02:06

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    @Micah 米嘉德 Well then my theory still applies. If you want a serious discussion, find someone intelligent; if you want to practice language in casual talks, anyone is okay.

  • Lyllian 2019.07.02 02:07

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    @Micah 米嘉德 😂😂😂Did I?See!This is misunderstanding.I didn’t use any strong statement ms. I am simply provided a possibility that why us Chinese don’t like to talk about politics with you. That’s it.😂😂😂

  • Lindsay 2019.07.02 02:07

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    I agree with what Joseph says. Due to internet restrictions and the press, many Chinese people lack access to the knowledge of outside world. Through the press, we see what government want us to see. Some people noticed this so they are curious about foreigners’ opinion, that’s why they ask you those questions. But some don’t even care about those events, so they don’t want to talk about it. I suggest you talk with people who ask you about political events and you can ask them back. Or you can ask people who are more open minded.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 02:08

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    @Lindsay Thanks . I will do this next time .

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 02:10

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    @Lyllian I’m meaning it in a general way . Not you . I’m sorry that wasn’t clear.

  • Lyllian 2019.07.02 02:21

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    @Micah 米嘉德 😂😂😂Alright!Hope you get over with this. I just thought it wasn’t a big deal.Chinese and Americans are generally 2 different kind of species.We don’t share the common logic here.😁😁😁

  • 爱斯基摩T 2019.07.02 02:39

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    @Micah 米嘉德 oh well 🤷‍♀️ I agree with the other comment tho. Since this’s only a language learning app anyway, just don’t bring up any political topics until the other person expresses interest in it. This should, hopefully, save you some time and energy from unnecessary argument.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 02:41

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    @爱斯基摩T it’s not only for language learning.

  • Susan 2019.07.02 02:41

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    Ignore it. Silence is golden

  • Han vivi 2019.07.02 02:50

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    People are all want to be a receiver not to be a giver

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 02:50

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    @Han vivi I like that statement.

  • Bailey 2019.07.02 05:22

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    学习那你可以问其他的呀。为什么要发那个然后问我们中国人呢?你有什么目的吗

  • Bailey 2019.07.02 05:24

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    @Joseph 不知道细节请不要乱做评论。应该先知道前因后果你才说。

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 05:28

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    @Bailey Current events interest me . It wasn’t meant to be rude or offensive. I’m just surprised how many people were so upset by me wanting to hear their thoughts.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.02 05:30

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    @Bailey It was asked because I wanted to understand the news I was hearing from a different perspective. Don’t be so defensive.

  • James老詹 2019.07.04 23:54

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    I totally understand you but if you decide to come to China try to be careful not to talk about politics, change the topic and so on cause sometimes people get offended and they can report you to the police which can get you in a lot problems.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.04 23:55

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    @James老詹 Thanks for the advice.

  • James老詹 2019.07.04 23:57

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    Everything is censored so unless they are using vpn they wont know anything but what they hear from the local news

  • Ki 2019.07.07 23:05

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    So many people asked me political questions about Japan. But it doesn't make any sense.

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.07 23:06

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    @Ki Haha I think it’s because you live in Japan.

  • Ki 2019.07.07 23:12

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    @Micah 米嘉德 Yes.I think so.I live in Japan for two years. But I can't give a meaningful answer to such a question. 🤣

  • Micah 米嘉德 2019.07.07 23:13

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    @Ki That’s a good answer. Just say you don’t know enough information.

  • Ki 2019.07.07 23:22

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    @Micah 米嘉德 Smart！

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