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So, then explain to me how one of my friends, whose parents are from mainland China and speak Mandarin, is here today? How did her parents magically get here if it's impossible for anyone from the mainland to immigrate? Is this a grand illusion?

Ask him where he is from-He probably can speak both, but Im guessing hes from the south. Almost everyone I have met (and since I just got back I ask) is from the very south- KMT territory of China.

A high school degree? What nonsense. And fyi, blacks were allowed to get a college degree; they just had to do so in a black college. And this ended 40 years ago, not 30.

She's from America...her parents are the ones from China. She's a thoroughly American girl. Her parents, on the other hand, are from Guangzhou, and, I didn't ask, but as far as I'm aware they only speak Mandarin, because that's the one language that she knows bits and pieces of. She tried to help one of the international students who was having a problem, but she said she couldn't help him because she didn't know any Cantonese.

again, does this apply only to the united states? Or are all of the 2 billion + chinese people living in absolute poverty lazy idiots?

Actually, jackass, his wife died and now he takes care of all the kids himself.

I dont buy that. Thats basically part of Hong Kong. Again... the SOUTH.

Well, it just so happens that I have worked very hard to get two of my friends from China to visit me in the states. Despite obtaining passports, saving up a decent sum of money, etc.. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO LEAVE. So take your little theories and ..............

Hmmm, bussing minorities into white neighborhoods was under Nixons watch.. 1972. That would be.. carry the one... 32 years ago, not 40.

Does that mean all rich people are smart and hard working?

As an unnamed somebody commented in a positive rep to me, you sound like a White House PR Lackey.

You shouldn't have 6 kids unless you're certain you can support them.

Fine, I'll tell her that she's a liar because you said so.

"Cantonese is spoken by about 100 million people in the southern provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi and in neighboring areas such as Hong Kong and Macau, as well as throughout South-East Asia in such places as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Due to the migration of Cantonese speakers from Hong Kong and the Guangdong area, Cantonese is the dominant form of Chinese spoken in the Chinatowns of many major cities in the United States, Canada, Australia and elsewhere.

The word Cantonese comes from Canton, the former English name of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong, which was once considered the home of the purest form of Cantonese.

Although Mandarin (or putonghua) is the standard and official language in mainland China, it has been around for only about 700 or 800 years, compared to the 2000-year history of Cantonese. Cantonese has been the dominant language in overseas Chinese communities. This comes from the fact that, around the world, the first and largest flow of Chinese immigrants originates from Hong Kong."

Instead, ask her how in the hell she picked up Mandarin in Guangzhou, which is the birth place of Cantonese- just a couple hours from Hong Kong, heck, the city was named CANTON for hundreds of years- the name Cantonese comes from this town where your friends is from.......??????????

Someone is a little off.


"Cantonese is spoken by about 100 million people in the southern provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi and in neighboring areas such as Hong Kong and Macau, as well as throughout South-East Asia in such places as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Due to the migration of Cantonese speakers from Hong Kong and the Guangdong area, Cantonese is the dominant form of Chinese spoken in the Chinatowns of many major cities in the United States, Canada, Australia and elsewhere.

The word Cantonese comes from Canton, the former English name of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong, which was once considered the home of the purest form of Cantonese.

Although Mandarin (or putonghua) is the standard and official language in mainland China, it has been around for only about 700 or 800 years, compared to the 2000-year history of Cantonese. Cantonese has been the dominant language in overseas Chinese communities. This comes from the fact that, around the world, the first and largest flow of Chinese immigrants originates from Hong Kong."

What is the source and the date this was written? This was true 20 years ago, it's not true today.

Not particuarly. It means if you're not lazy and stupid you're unlikely to be poor.