@OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone • 8 months agoWe are missing out on a entire cultures shitposts! Rulelemmy.caimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1291arrow-down10
arrow-up1291arrow-down1imageWe are missing out on a entire cultures shitposts! Rulelemmy.ca@OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone • 8 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-square@bstixlinkEnglish39•8 months agoThere are about as many Chinese people who speak English as a second language as there are Americans speaking English natively. I’m sure you would notice it if they had unrestricted access to the internet. They can’t all be lurking.
minus-square@bstixlinkEnglish5•8 months agoYes, most. But not all. There are currently approximately 50 million Chinese people living elsewhere. That’s a lot more than the domestic population of many individual countries.
minus-square@reversebananimals@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•8 months agoI lived in China for a few years and the number of Chinese people who think they can speak English is a lot different than the number of people who actually can speak English and be understood by other English speakers.
minus-square@candybrie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•8 months agoMemeing is easier than speaking at least.
There are about as many Chinese people who speak English as a second language as there are Americans speaking English natively.
I’m sure you would notice it if they had unrestricted access to the internet. They can’t all be lurking.
there’s like a lot of chinese people in china
Most of them, in fact
Yes, most. But not all. There are currently approximately 50 million Chinese people living elsewhere.
That’s a lot more than the domestic population of many individual countries.
I lived in China for a few years and the number of Chinese people who think they can speak English is a lot different than the number of people who actually can speak English and be understood by other English speakers.
Memeing is easier than speaking at least.