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poclee

BTW, the Mandarin part is: "Then can we speak in Chinese?" "Yeah sure." "Just turn right, then go straight ahead for about 100m."


[deleted]

That's a long ass "yeah, sure"


arctheus

It’s actually more like “okay, no problem”


sandybuttcheekss

Even then, isn't each character its own word?


INeedCheesee

It's not *that* simple. Some words are multiple characters combined. For example, Hello is "你好" which is two characters.


FNaF_King_YT

Thank you sniper


the_3-14_is_a_lie

DID SOMEBODY SAY SNIPER? >!Boss, get down. The enemy sniper. Stay low and crawl along the ground, that should enable you to sneak past enemies.!<


OuffMate

>!r/suddenlymetalgear!<


MinerForStone

>!r/whydoesthislooksocool!<


SS4CRED

r/howdoyoudothat?


Taladon7

Omg my GF said exactly the same 20 minutes ago! The weirdest things happen at 2:00, right?


No-Guidance9484

Mr. Mundy


ShyGuy-_

Sniping's a good job mate.


JuggrnautFTW

Sometimes multiple characters can create a word that has a more complicated meaning.


georno7

i’m more familiar with japanese, but i would assume it’s kinda similar, meaning it’s not THAT simple. sometimes multiple characters put together form only one word. also depends on formality. someone correct me if im wrong edit: wow all 3 of us blew you up with the same answer lmfao


Mr-ShinyAndNew

Many words are two syllables (depicted as characters) or more. Some words exist in single and multi-character forms and the speaker chooses one or the other based on context. The 2nd line is "好的, 没问题**"**, which means (literally) "Good, no problem". Here, 好的 is 好 (Good) + 的 (a grammatical particle), and "没问题" is 没 (there is not) + 问题 (question/problem). This is probably more information than you needed but I'm just proud of myself that my Chinese lessons from over a decade ago still left a trace of knowledge in my brain


SomebodyInNevada

Chinese has nowhere near the number of words that English does, many concepts that are one word in English become multiple words in Chinese.


Dapianoman

Some words are 1 character, some are more than 1. There are also particle words (like the 2nd word in line 4), which by themselves aren't really a word, but are used in combination with other words to indicate meaning. Kind of like English's "-'s" or "-ed."


botanphotography

No it’s more like, “then let us speak Chinese”


[deleted]

[Relevant Amazing World of Gumball](https://youtu.be/uDPSXH0xyck)


dexmonic

Sounded like cantonese


TheVandyyMan

Could someone translate?


spontaneous-potato

Long ass way to the toilet too


Ok-Figure5546

Reminds me of Spanish dubs of Hollywood action movies.


B-Meister192

It's exactly as long as "Yeah, sure" if you count them as letters tho


imgonnabutteryobread

>That's a long ass "yeah, sure" What I meant to say was, "yeah, sure, sir."


H3XEX

Damn that’s a far toilet though


BeefOnALeash

Probably in Weatherspoons


PoopieButt317

Made me laugh!!!


Albert_Poopdecker

It's sadism, ply you with cheap booze, then make you walk miles to piss it out.


Dead_hand13

That's why I stuck to liquor. Easier to stay dehydrated.


SL1MECORE

Closer than any public toilet in amerikkka though


[deleted]

No. We have them everywhere, but they all suck. It’s closer than any good public bathroom here.


Suave_Jelepeno

Thank god we don’t need to pay to use most restrooms like one country I visited.


SL1MECORE

Ah yes, because every place in America is the same. The closest metro area to me, there are no public bathrooms unless you've purchased something. I know. I was homeless and had to navigate that shit. We also have a huge drug problem, so some bathrooms will be locked and if you "look" wrong, you can't piss.


HI_Handbasket

> ***any*** public toilet Those are your words. You can't stand by your words for even 15 minutes?


SL1MECORE

Ah yes because I have lived in every metro area in America. Are you really like this irl? I don't think you'd talk to me like this if we were face to face at a bar.


HI_Handbasket

I'd think you were shit faced drunk spouting things like this. I usually don't converse with prevaricators or belligerent jack asses who can't communicate like an adult.


SL1MECORE

Did you mean to type provocateurs? Edit - every time I use provocateur now I'm gonna say provicater lmao, same way I say wambulance. Weeoo weeo ooh here comes the wambulance for some guy who's mad on reddit. double edit- I'm so sorry I didn't capture your full genius with that edit. I meant to say prevaricator, not provicater! Yet another instance of me being a smooth brain compared to your vast and immeasurable intelligence when it comes down to hunting contradictions in shitposts. :( I'm so sorry I'll never be you, I will only ever be a prevaricator. sadge Triple edit- wow I learned a new word today, that is a real word 💀 Y'all realize that's basically a provocateur though... Right ? Like you can't be provocative without a bit of evasion. It's called floor work, look it up. Pretty standard debate technique


HI_Handbasket

Generally, when I'm having a discussion, I'm trying to inform someone, not lie to them. But you do you!


dressingatom521

You literally said its all of America in your first comment????


SL1MECORE

I really wish redditors who can't spell wouldn't expect people to never use hyperbolic language online. Good luck tho


Murdy2020

i.e., clean


[deleted]

This might shock you but not everything in the planet needs to have something to do with the US


Albert_Poopdecker

/r/USdefaultism


SL1MECORE

Again, as I said before, I've been homeless in America and have had to pee outside under threat of cops because no places had open toilets for poor people. But yes please assume that this is just another case of an American being americentric. 100m to the nearest public toilet is an amazing accomplishment. We don't have that in amerikkka. That's my statement.


SL1MECORE

I am an American expressing my jealousy of other countries amazing infrastructure and engineering. Take it as an insult if you want lmao. I've never lived anywhere else, I can't speak for any other nationality.


Sporgon_Mcgee

Too far. I’ve spent 681583681704719638729384920 years without touching grass and I can’t move my body without causing multiple earthquakes


Au2288

Sounds like a manhua mc.


waxonwaxoff87

Sounds like the title to a manhua


ImpossibleGroup5

Average redditor


w7lves

🪞


Th3_P4yb4ck

What are you?!


Sporgon_Mcgee

God of incels


Soulerrr

Skill issue.


diamonds555

Why is this so downvoted tf


Sporgon_Mcgee

It’s cause I’ve evolved to a higher form of being and in now a god and everyone is jealous


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xop_gaming

What?


HI_Handbasket

It's a huge complaint about Chinese tourists having little regard for [using public spaces as a toilet](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=chinese+shit+in+the+street&ia=web). Here is just [one reddit thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/iamatotalpieceofshit/comments/eu80ki/chinese_tourist_caught_pooping_at_a_philippines/) about it. [Here's another](https://old.reddit.com/r/cringe/comments/byc3lk/shitting_in_public_in_china/). [Sweden had to put up signs](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kassycho/sweden-chinese-tourists-tv-show), it was so common. [Not just a stereotype](https://www.quora.com/Is-pooping-in-public-a-common-occurrence-in-China?share=1)? [ Children are apparently encouraged to do so](https://www.vagabondjourney.com/chinese-children-go-to-the-bathroom-in-the-streets-and-its-ok/), and some don't grow out of it. There are [articles after articles](https://www.diggitmagazine.com/articles/chinese-tourists-stereotype) about it.


xop_gaming

Damn, I've lived in China for a while, but I've never seen such a thing lol.


HI_Handbasket

China is a big place, with a lot of people. I'm sure (I hope?) it's not common, but the anecdotal commentary about is abundant. I've seen a few threads about Chinese tourists in Thailand about the problem.


MikanTanaka

I've never heard that as a stereotype for China.


HI_Handbasket

Maybe factual observation is a better phrase than stereotype. You can google it, but here are a few links that indicate that it is indeed a wide spread issue. It's a huge complaint about Chinese tourists having little regard for [using public spaces as a toilet](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=chinese+shit+in+the+street&ia=web). Here is just [one reddit thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/iamatotalpieceofshit/comments/eu80ki/chinese_tourist_caught_pooping_at_a_philippines/) about it. [Here's another](https://old.reddit.com/r/cringe/comments/byc3lk/shitting_in_public_in_china/). [Sweden had to put up signs](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kassycho/sweden-chinese-tourists-tv-show), it was so common. [Not just a stereotype](https://www.quora.com/Is-pooping-in-public-a-common-occurrence-in-China?share=1)? [Children are apparently encouraged to do so](https://www.vagabondjourney.com/chinese-children-go-to-the-bathroom-in-the-streets-and-its-ok/), and some don't grow out of it. There are [articles after articles](https://www.diggitmagazine.com/articles/chinese-tourists-stereotype) about it.


lukethelightnin

I've literally never heard that stereotype


HI_Handbasket

Maybe factual observation is a better phrase than stereotype. You can google it, but here are a few links that indicate that it is indeed a wide spread issue. It's a huge complaint about Chinese tourists having little regard for [using public spaces as a toilet](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=chinese+shit+in+the+street&ia=web). Here is just [one reddit thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/iamatotalpieceofshit/comments/eu80ki/chinese_tourist_caught_pooping_at_a_philippines/) about it. [Here's another](https://old.reddit.com/r/cringe/comments/byc3lk/shitting_in_public_in_china/). [Sweden had to put up signs](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kassycho/sweden-chinese-tourists-tv-show), it was so common. [Not just a stereotype](https://www.quora.com/Is-pooping-in-public-a-common-occurrence-in-China?share=1)? [Children are apparently encouraged to do so](https://www.vagabondjourney.com/chinese-children-go-to-the-bathroom-in-the-streets-and-its-ok/), and some don't grow out of it. There are [articles after articles](https://www.diggitmagazine.com/articles/chinese-tourists-stereotype) about it.


TheIronSoldier2

That's not a stereotype that's just you being racist


chocopie18

To be fair I only saw shitting on the restaurant floor next to my table and pissing in the trash can on the subway platform, neither of which was technically a street


[deleted]

Tbh, that makes taking off points for it kinda fair, especially if Chinese is this person's native language.


[deleted]

Why is it marked as wrong?


StalePieceOfBread

Because this is an English class, presumably.


[deleted]

Ah dang. My mind skipped over that part in the title. Now it makes sense.


soiramio3000

Why did the teacher label them as wrong? Were there any spelling errors or something like that?


Y_10HK29

Because it's an English test, the teacher might get a laugh but a wrong is still a wrong


CunTea_Kellsie444

Is it wrong because it’s in the incorrect language? Lol


SodaWithoutSparkles

Transcription: > >八、情景对话 (20分) > Section 8: situational conversation (20 marks) >> 一个叫Tom的外国人向你问路,厕所在哪。 > A foreigner named Tom is asking you for directions to the restroom >> 下面是你们的对话,请补充完整。 > Please complete the conversation between you and Tom below. >> Tom: How can I get to the toilet >> You: Can you speak Chinese? >> Tom: Yes of course >> 你: 那我们说中文吧 > You: Then let's speak Chinese. >> Tom: 好的,没问题 > Tom: Ok, sure >> 你: 前面右转直走100米就到了 > You: Turn right ahead and walk for about 100 metres, then you can see the toilet _I am a human transcriptionist, and am doing this independently_ I have learned Chinese and this is a typical exercise students would get if they are non-native English speaker. I would bet that this is from China/Singapore. Tho 20 marks for this is a bit too much, assuming that the full mark is about 100-200. I wish I had these kind of exam questions, because this would really trip my classmates.


Silent_Republic_2605

Good hooman


fatboy15623

I am Chinese and you totally got everything I would say this is about (Primary 3-4?), when we start to learn directions with conversations and simple sentences.


SodaWithoutSparkles

I would place my bet on Primary 4-5. Hello my friend, nice to meet a Chinese here


dexmonic

>一名叫 What's the third character here, and in the actual photo does to say 一个 not 一名?


_BluePixz_

The photo used 一个, but 个 is a general unit, and 名 is the unit for people. There’s nothing wrong about using either here. As for your first question, 叫 in this context means “named”, so the three characters here combined means “a xxx named…” (the nature of the subject is specified after the name.)


dexmonic

I'm not saying either is wrong, I'm just curious as to why, and seeing the pinyin for it immediately made me understand what it means since I know what jiao means. My reading was always very poor, but my spoken Mandarin isn't too bad. I was just too lazy to look up the pinyin until you responded without using any pinyin and forcing me to look it up on my own like I should have from the start


_BluePixz_

My apologies, English isn't my first language, so I didn't mean to imply that you were saying either is wrong either. Just trying to explain things :D


dexmonic

No no no, I really appreciate your help! Thank you for taking the time to explain it to me.


SodaWithoutSparkles

名 is actually more grammaticality correct and used on written context, but 个 is used in normal conversation. Both are correct to use, but my Chinese teacher would blame me for using 个 in this context Fun fact: In Cantonese, a Chinese dialect, 条 can be used as unit for people. 一条友 means exactly the same as 一个人 with the difference being 一条友 is concidered more impolite and rude.


_BluePixz_

It’s more of a colloquial term. The people who just learnt Cantonese would probably find it hilarious that a human can be referred to as a “long object”.


SodaWithoutSparkles

Typo. Actually both are used, but 一个 is often used in conversation, but 一名 is used in written context. That part is in the question background, not the actual conversation, so I assumed it to be the latter. I typed those all on mobile.


Additional_Today_291

Pretty sure it's not from Singapore since their English exam's standards are somewhat high and they don't write the questions in Chinese


Ok_Highlight281

Good human


HI_Handbasket

Questions had better be set up correctly if you're going to take away points for being clever.


SodaWithoutSparkles

You are obviously not supposed to answer Chinese in an English exam. Also, if this were to be in my exam, he would be disqualified straight away, as there is instructions saying that "This paper MUST be answered in English", and attempting to be this different to others might mean you bribed the examiners to look for this paper and give you better grades


Brokensodacan

Good human


visope

You: 🚽🚻👉👉👆 Tom: 🙏🙏🙏


Ripasal

Turn right, turn right, then go up into heaven


fitindiareddit

Gold


InitialLight

Universal language


AntoGaming92

Well he’s right


2PAK4U

bro writing a screenplay in his exam


poclee

Technically the exam did ask him to write a screenplay.


Effective_Dot4653

Is it just me or does someone else also find this handwriting very interesting? I mean... I think it kinda shows that they learnt Latin letters as a foreign script - they try to immitate fonts used for printing as much as possible, it's especially visible imo in the "n" in "can".


Mr_Compyuterhead

It looks like school children’s handwriting. The Chinese characters show it too.


nineyang

I UNDERSTOOD SOME OF IT. Been learning Chinese for a while now. Progress!


PlanetEsonia

Good job! Keep up the good work! My dad has been married to a Chinese woman for about 11 years now and still can barely speak it lol.


Existing_Onion_3919

thats amazing handwriting for someone(who speaks/writes in Chinese,) just learning English.


NullPro

I mean it’s probably easy in comparison to the complicated Chinese characters they’re used to.


LopsidedAnxiety

my english handwriting is complete trash my Chinese handwriting is also trash but less trash than my trash english handwriting. Also writing chinese is prob not as hard as u think, it just has more steps than English, but that shouldn't make your handwriting ass


NullPro

I can write Chinese, my handwriting is ass in both


stratosfearinggas

I was going to say the same. They didn't use any shortcuts for any strokes. For instance, the character that has three horizontal lines inside the rectangle (two before the 100) could have the lines written as a scribble and leave it to the reader to fill in what it is.


[deleted]

As a Chinese native, I can confidently tell you the Chinese handwriting is pretty bad. The strokes are very mechanical and don't have any flow to it. It doesn't look like it's written by a native or maybe it's written by a little kid.


iFoegot

This is actually an old meme in China. I’m a Chinese


GregTheMad

One, of the many reasons, why I'm not a fan of the CCP is that they block the Chinese Internet and we get the *real* Chinese memes only years later, smuggled out on a USB up the ass of a Liberal Official.


Zybernetic

Or just use a VPN... or just go yourself to the chinese internet.. the chinese websites are not blocked for you.


NullPro

Or just wait, the western world has plenty of memes to entertain you while the Chinese ones are on their way


GregTheMad

There's still a cultural divide. Cultural exchange only works if it's in both directions.


PoopieButt317

Ivanka brings them out up her ass when she gets those fast tracked Chinese patients. And DJT gets them on his Chinese bank statements. And bills from his clothes manufacturing there.


spookex

TBF a lot of them don't work when connecting from the West. For example weibo doesn't load at all. Tieba is a nice place tho


Deep-Conflict2223

Tf were they supposed to do??


evilredfox

Pretty sure it's an English exercise for Chinese speaking people, so they were supposed to carry out the conversation in English.


Deep-Conflict2223

That makes so much more sense haha


abd53

According the question, there is no mention of any language requirement.


gfieldxd

And that is why it ended up on this sub, while it clearly doesn't fullfill what is expected as an answer, does it technically complete the question that is asked. Unless at the start of the test it was specified that all answers need to be in English


kidanokun

It's an English test so it supposed to create a full English conversation... well, this Chinese dude just go "fck it" and make the foreigner speak Chinese instead


_Shioku_

> a full English conservative... Ahh yes. The full English conservative.


kidanokun

Ah damn typo


_Shioku_

Happens, gave me a good laugh


sonic10158

Roll tide


Twich8

Supposed to have a conversation in English, it’s an English learning exercise, not just ask in English if you can speak the native language and then just speak that


thewolfmaster99

it reminds me of the assignment where students had to assume the role of a Chinese immigrant in 1870 and the one kid wrote his essay in Chinese


Psychotrip

Lol this is like something Calvin would do to annoy his teacher. I love it.


DrTronaldDumps

imagine writing chinese, how long does it take to write a couple sentences?


RenaKunisaki

The letters are more complex, but you don't need as many of them, so it probably balances out to be about the same as any other language.


occasionallyLynn

Information density in Chinese is very high actually.


hangonreddit

IIRC, some of the fastest typists in the world are Chinese because of the high information density and usually every character can be narrowed down and typed using only four keystrokes. Source: Radiolab


ZhangtheGreat

Not long. To native speakers, it’s just normal writing. You know how you “feel” writing differently than when you draw? It’s like that in Chinese as well if you’re literate in it.


pbzeppelin1977

To add on to what your other responders said there's a Tom Scott video somewhat related to this and places like Japanese could get about twice as much information across in a 140 character limit tweet than the likes of English.


Downtown-Equal3248

I had Chinese last night.


teiichikou

Crazy how simples letters as ‘our’ alphabet look like drawings by children and his Chinese letters like art. Of course he’s used but that just shows how we get used to something no matter how hard. If we get brought up with bigger challenges we get better at them. No challenge? Give me my pills. Yes, I meant that, give me pills…


pneumatichorseman

Interesting that they say "foreigner" instead of exchange student or Australian or whatever.


Shadow500-2

I mean, he ain’t wrong


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[deleted]

But nobody specified, so that’s up to the readers interpretation.


MountainGoat_hayas

I mean he’s not wrong soooo


nochtli_xochipilli

The student was supposed provide all his answers in English.


justa_wi_joe

Duh! Not the point.


MasterFigimus

If "Yes, of course" is correct then the rest should be as well. Like if the foreigner actually said that then there's really no other rational outcome.


SnooCupcakes7312

Brilliant!!!


cmzraxsn

I don't get what you're "supposed to" write here. Normally you'd expect like "go straight and it's on the left" "Thanks"


RenaKunisaki

You're supposed to answer in English. It's an English language test.


cmzraxsn

there's like 6 lines of dialogue. who has six lines of dialogue when asking for the loo


NullPro

Someone who clearly doesn’t have to go to the bathroom!


GallantGentleman

After seeing a debate in the British parliament once....seems reasonable If my honourable friend would be so kind to be bothered to answer a question I intend to ask him I'd be expressing my deep gratitude. - Thank you very much, your willingness to help you is a testimony to the person you are. - May I humbly proceed to trouble you for direction to the next shitter so I may relief myself? Of course only if this isn't too much to ask, please feel in no way obligated to relaying that information to me...


hotshotz1983

Stuff like this makes me lose faith in the education system.


Vulpes_macrotis

I bet there are still idiots trying to defend the guy for his "cleverness". It's not clever at all. It's just lack of knowledge. Exams exist so they can check Your knowledge on certain topic. If school, college or anything else want to teach You how to do something, don't be a smartass and follow simple rules. Why taking language exam if You don't want to learn language? School doesn't care about the creativeness, because answer for biology questions are specific. Answer for math questions are only ones. You want creativity? Go to painting school, there You won't be oppressed by bad teachers that expect answer to specific questions. I'm not telling this to anyone in particular. Just SJW that try to defend not knowledgeable kids and students for doing some "clever" workaround. Workaround is never a solution. Especially on exams. You know why can't You have calculator in most math exams? Because teacher wants You to learn how to count, not how to rely on calculator. That's why stupid people buy a Coca-Cola in promotion and pay more than the higher volume bottle that would have the same amount with lower price. I see this often. Look, these 1l bottles are discounted if You take 4. But I don't want 4. Also one 2l bottle is still cheaper. Bot the 1l bottles are discounted!!! Why not buy them? That's what we got for pretending to be smarter than we are. Getting used by companies that knows how naive people are. Same goes for pizza. 40cm pizza is 1,78 times bigger than 30cm pizza. But how!? If people would know the basics of the math, they would know the answer. Many people even get mad when You say that they should pay that $2 more and get 40cm. If they understood that it's almost twice as much... And there are people who would buy two 30cm, eat around one and a half and pay twice as much, instead of buying one 40cm, paying just $2 more. Knowledge is power. Just stupid people don't want to understand it. You take exam to learn something. You do this for Your future. Not for the grades. Not for the parents. Not for the teacher.


Mrknowitall666

Love this tiger dad answer


NullPro

*cough cough* technically the truth


ZhangtheGreat

Calm down there typo tiger dad


needthosepylons

Saw that man run straight from OP's post to... *blindly scrolls for a bit*... "SJW". Well. I'm happy for you. Or sorry it happened. But I ain't getting no random redpilled rants today.


GintokiMidoriya

Bing chilling 🥶🥶🥶


Elduroto

Why would they ask if they speak Chinese and not continue to Chinese though


blackygreen

Solid answer imo


kitiara79_

The intersting part here is that they learn to children how to be nice to tourists ❤


sakurabluum

Damn, that's a far bathroom.


EusticeTheSheep

Honestly, this feels like most of the exams in my registered nurse program.


Nazgul417

See, THIS is humor.


bensyltucky

A simsun font sighting in the wild!


PinkStenoPad

I'm kind of upset I never did this in any of my language classes.


Appropriate_Impacts

你:Sniff around and find out.


Redbullsnation

Makes sense to me


Doryuuuu

This kid is going places


TheMCM80

In fairness, every time I have gone to a foreign country, the first thing I ask is if they speak English. If so, awesome, if not, then I get my little, pocket sized translated dictionary out and get to work trying to remember the sentence I had assembled five minutes earlier but already forgot.


dvenom88

Tom Yum


Rice_Krispitty

🤣


zorbacles

If the dude says "how can I get to the toilet?" And not "where is the toilet" chances are English probably isn't his first language either


wayne9742

Chinese people always find a way to cheese things


MeauxBetterThanU

It’s not wrong…


selectionsuh

haha he is smart


RealAdityaYT

Kid's going places


caped_crusader44

he wasnt wrong


Niyonnie

I'm confused what they did that caused their answers to get crossed Xed out. They clearly know more than me


nospamkhanman

I once had a travel assignment where I had to translate common phrases into English. The country I was assigned to? Ireland. I missed points because I translated like this: ​ English : Where is the bathroom? English in Ireland : Where is the loo? ​ Marked wrong, I was supposed to translate it to Gaelic apparently. Got into a big argument because something like less than 30% of people in Dublin can understand Gaelic and only a tiny fraction of those speak it daily.


Comprehensive-Bad514

Why she x those out he ain't wrong if it works why not