Ask Jazza in China

[theresonly1stig]

what a mongrel.what about the human rights abuse by the chinese, rimmingwithorifice.yuou low life paedo supporting scum.

[jmnjimmy]

How much do day to day living expenses cost in china? No your language school or anything, but Rent, and food and such.

[Andreaish1]

Is Chinese as difficult to learn as one would think? -and how well do you speak it?

P.s, I like your hair <3

[surfergal2040]

Do chinese people stare at you and people in your group because you are not chinese? is china racist?

[rw29x]

Has any Chinese person commented on the size of your nose? (Not that there IS anything to say about it.. but Chinese people seem to be obsessed with nose sizes)

[glitteredthoughts]

I want to learn both spanish and chinese. Which would you suggest I learn first? Which in your expirience, has been more useful? And what job opportunities do these languages open you up to?

[SDIB]

how did the whole studying abroad thing come about? is it part of a longer uni course?

also, why are you going to madrid? so jetset!

[iceboots89]

Have you made any visits back to England since going to China? Did a year feel like a really big commitment, did you worry in case you hated it and wanted to go home?

[totalhearteclipse]

do you miss home?

[odhran666]

How are you finding learning by talking to native speakers?

I'm learning Russian but I think I will eventually have to go to Russia to to learn it properly.

Do people understand you?

And can you understand them?

If so, how easy is it to learn by just speaking to native speakers?

[PrincessMeg1328]

What made you decide to study abroad?

[XiaoyuHibbard]

you need a haircut :)

[theowoo]

What's the hardest part in learning Chinese?

btw we can't rate on youtube now.. we like instead LOL

(I live in Hong Kong and I speak Cantonese:)

[BerenikeThea]

Will China ever forgive Japan for the events of the 1930s and 40s?

[Smogget]

What would you say is the best part about studying abroad?

What was your favorite place that you visited in China?

If you were ever to come to America, would you like to get tea with me?

[bonezjc]

um... what's the deal with asian toilets? I heard they're all weird and stuff but i'm not brave enough to google them.

[mcrjeslw1393]

if you've taught yourself languages, what is the best way to?

[Seamalicous]

How's boxing working out?

[Hycial]

Were you ever scared of coming to China in the first place ? Were you scared when coming to study abroad that you had to know the language there was nothing to worry about?

[blauwmeansblue]

is it awkward ever? i mean, if theres a situation in which you have absolutely no idea whats going on?

is the communism ever an issue?

has anyone there ever attempted to speak english to you, instead of 中文?

[Heartze]

What is your favorite word in Chinese? :D

[Goalie9117]

in learning a new language, what do you think is the best way to become fluent? obviously being submerged and having to use the language is the best way, but is there any sort of tip that you can give to someone who is trying to become fluent in a second language?

[rainyelle]

-Have you made any awful blunders, language-wise?

-What is the best thing you've eaten in China?

-How are college-level studies different in China than England/ other places you've been? Have you found that the government system has changed the experience?

[therampantbookworm]

what is the hardest part of living in a different country for a year

what's your favourite word in chinese

[magicalcombatboots]

Hello!

I have a question (well two).

Have you made a lot of actual Chinese friends, like, outside your school? What are they like? As a people, that sort of thing. I'm really interested in what happens when two people from completely different cultures become friends.

#2: Is it really hard learning a language when you're older? I really want to become fluent in Spanish (I'm still at an intermediate level) but I'm a math brain so it's harder for me I think. It's possible, but how hard is it?

[culbrethcow]

when do you get home?

[RedVolly]

Best and worst food you've had?

Who is the first person you want to hug when you go home?

[withmychinagirl]

I'm moving to Lanzhou in september to teach English at Lanzhou university so i have a couple of questions haha!

Do you have any tips of how to learn Chinese?

Is the cost of living quite high?

Are there any social habits that we do as foreigners that the Chinese i encounter might find offensive?

Thanks! :) Nice to hear from you again!

[liltaza07]

how different is China from england ?

[denisdavidd]

Question - Do you only study Chinese or do you study any others? what made you decide to chose Chinese at university :D I study French & German for A Levels, but I'm considering starting another language :D

[maxthemadman]

Ni Hao!

Question - I really want to live/work/study in China for a year before or during University. How did you do it!? and what advice can you give me :)

[siamsato]

Have you found ways of getting through the 'great firewall of China'? I know that youtube is blocked over there, but ive heard that you can use proxy servers to jump over the wall...is that possible?

[awesomefrog1]

im thinking about minoring in german for my bachelors degree and then going to medschool in germany because university can cost as little as 250 euros per semester over there. right now im doing a foreign exchange and my german is good enough to read the harry potter books slowly. Do you think minoring in german will prepare me well enough for medschool?

[asimplecadence]

Jazza! Haha, missed you!

How's the learning curve for learning chinese? Was it difficult to catch up?

[lukeb3000]

Hallo Jazza, lovely to see and hear from you :)

Question Time: What is the best thing you have seen and learnt while in China?

[strangebob2007]

What are you going to miss about China? And what are you NOT going to miss about China?

Oh, and non-asia-related question: Are you going to be at Summer in the City???

:)

[katiepoo66]

Have you seen any exciting Engrish?

[Saneblueberry]

I'm interested in international studies or something similar, but I'd have to start learning the language of my chosen country from scratch. When did you start learning your foreign language and how difficult do you find it?

[yobboblogging]

What made you go and live in a foreign country for a whole year? Well done for surviving, you're a hero :)

[zaielle]

good luck with your exams!

what will you miss most about China when you go back to the UK?

[zexyxroxas]

what's the hardest thing in china ? i mean like, what makes living there hard ?

[ohsopleasant]

You're at the world expo? :O

Did you see Super Junior there? or Han Geng?

[MrNinjaBecky]

How hard has it been to learn Chinese?

Is it harder than learning a European language like French?

[electricbubbles]

Many of my friends who have visited China were struck at the discrepancy between the chinese food we eat in western europe and the US, and actual Chianese food. Did you find this to be ture and if yes what was your most surprising culinary experience?

[BexSherwood1992]

How much chinese did you know before you went over there? and has it been easy to keep talking in english or did you have to learn chinese to survive? xx

[hegroves]

Great to hear from you again, Jazza :)

I want to ask simply, why Chinese? You could have studied any language, but what drew you in to Chinese? Was it simply the fact that it's the most spoken language in the world? Or was it something you felt deeper than that, culturally maybe?

Thank you!

[Loreki]

I can't think of anything off the top of my head I want to know about China but I'm DYING to know what you think of our new coalition masters and all that.

[Sophieeeyah]

What company did you use to do this?

[olster2]

what is the single best "only is china" moment? (something so odd and bizarre that it could only be there.)

[CheekTV]

Madrid? Does that mean you will flit home to see us? x

[vlogtheife]

Have you seen any evidence of the one child policy there, be it good or bad?

[juanpablofx]

Lol "Don't for get to rate" ohh Jazza :P

Anyway, how much wood can a wood chipper chip in one day, if a wood chuck chucks five tons of wood per month?

[TheOrangeDream]

Would you recommend studing abroad if you're learning a foreign language?

[Thisisace]

Why did you choose to learn Chinese?

[KingOfTheBritains]

Several of my friends who have bilingual households find they sometimes think in their second language. Have you found this happening to you yet?

[supmynameisben]

Like we have chinese restaurants in England, do they have chip shops out in China?

[NothingNonni]

What were the biggest obstacles culture wise studying abroad?

[lailaylen]

You've been to Japan too? Awesome!

So, I'm guessing it's not easier to make strangers like you when you're from a foreign country, is this the same in China?

And how many languages do you speak? ^^