Comment Time to start learning Chinese... (Score 1) 1
My son in college was just telling me he would like to sign up for the Chinese lessons. About 10-12 years ago, I read an article that highlighted one specific difference between China and the US: if you want to do business with the US, you must speak English... but if you need to do business with China, they'll assign you one of their business officers who is fluent in your language. That business attitude is deeply ingrained in their culture too -- I've seen restaurants in a few states where the staff speaks Spanish because their clientele is mainly composed of Hispanics/Latinos.