myrmepropagandistMar 10

In a few years my husband wants to go to China. We've been before to the big cities which are amazing but we'd like to go to one of the dozens of cities in China with millions of people most people in the west know very little about.

I'd like to go to see ancient invertebrates. Is there anything to do at the Qingjiang biota? There has to be a university or museum or something there.

My husband speaks Chinese ... poorly, like a 10 year old. Which I think is impressive tbh.

Show threadMichael BuschMar 10

@futurebird

Mandarin or something else?

Since I know only enough Mandarin to say that I do not speak it; which briefly caused some confusion when I was in Guangzhou and did not also know how to say that I do not speak Cantonese...

Show threadmyrmepropagandistMar 10

@michael_w_busch

Yes Mandarin.

Cantonese is more useful in NYC, but that's only true in a few places.

Show threadMichael Busch

@futurebird

When I was in Taipei, I had the same confusion with Mandarin and Hokkien.

Fortunately, my hosts made allowances for the hapless American.

Mar 10 at 2:53amWeb