Mike took Japanese in high school and often says that it wasn't all that tricky.

China is finally becoming a major player in the global economy. Become fluent in Chinese, become a translator, make the bank!

Dude, chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature.

In the global scale over time mandarin will be more useful than Japanese, however most people are more into Japan than China and Japanese is easier (like a lot) to learn as well.

So in other words, I don't know.

Take Canadian, silly. I'll happily tutor.

You can pay me in waffles.

Chinese is way harder to learn, it's all tonal. Are you gonna take mandarin, or cantonese? It sounds like playing english backewards.

The chicks and movies from Japan are hotter. And, if you learn one, then the second is easier. They both use the kanji symbols, they are just completely different meanings and pronouciation.

Are you taking it just to learn one, or to use to make money? Cause my ex speaks both fluently and doesn't have job offers flying in.

Article on Chinese in Chicago schools

It looks like it's a lot more time intensive. The upside, is that if there is growth in the language, you could fall back to teaching it? (Shortage of teachers currently.)

A friend of mine is trying to convince me that Russia would be a great place to slack - go to some small town, you'd be the richest guy there, and the girls are all over you. That was his answer to me, when I didn't know what I should do when not working. Knowing the language would probably be necessary in a small town.

hey doucheknuckle, i never told you to move away. that was your own decision.

and i don't work at a restaurant, we just wholesale the shit.

Chinese all the way. There are far more "Chinatowns" than "Little Tokyos" in america anyways.

I'd agree. Failure is just an experience that let's you know what doesn't work. Kind of like when you try to do SM with a bunch of lowbies that go AFK.

Thanks Trev

My comment section is not a public message board. It is not advertised. It has every right to be a circle jerk if it wants....most of my friends are libertarians or conservatives, so I guess that's the readership.

Attacking the messenger is not a partisan weakness. Everyone, anywhere without an argument will resort to it, but each arena has its own character and politics.

Please don't get the idea that I object to being attacked. It's only text. On another level it's feedback. It shows I'm getting through. It shows I have points that are difficult to answer.

I like well constructed arguments too. It gives me the chance to learn.

The worst thing is silence (although if that's contrived, rather than boredom, it is still good feedback)

good question. and i edited to add that.

we're near jackson. But today is our day off and we're going to Memphis. feel like coming? otherwise we'll get a day off next week.

PS. if you go with Japanese, i have all the pimsleur lessons on mp3 that i can get you. Chinese people will deal with you speaking english. they'll bow to your english to make a buck. Japanese don't need your money and are stronger in culture, if you don't attempt to speak japense to them they won't attempt their (normally decent) english or really love helping you. One man's opinion

Don't hang out with Maxx, he's kind of a douche......

Did you decide on a language yet?

I am ok, normal everyday shit is sucking, but that's normal. How about you? How's the married lady?