tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880702910597015136.post5137992419154635820..comments2023-08-17T03:14:49.435-05:00Comments on Tales of a Traveling Texan: Why don't you speak Chinese more often?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951777808908864517noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880702910597015136.post-18204262112386439342010-03-25T19:28:34.659-05:002010-03-25T19:28:34.659-05:00Ya, the trick is to get over the fear of speaking....Ya, the trick is to get over the fear of speaking. Ya, there will be people that will play dumb and not 'understand' you, regardless of how perfect your tones are. There are people who will laugh and make fun of your pronunciation. These people are usually your students. You fix that by laughing at them and then telling them their brain is broken/missing or that they are elephant poopoo (Leilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04570877769556490739noreply@blogger.com