Uber and Under: China’s Hometown Advantage Claims Another Victim

Re:Uber and Under: China’s Hometown Advantage Claims Another... by gcr on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @11:36AM (#12218699)

There are many reasons why one might want to speak Mandarin.

Because it's a cool language, for one.

Because one wishes to do business in a country where Mandarin is the primary language, for another. In this light, learning that language is a strong signal of respect, which is prized.

Because one might have personal friends?

When seen in this light, fear doesn't seem like a particularly strong reason...

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Re:Uber and Under: China’s Hometown Advantage Claims Another... by 300bps on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @02:14PM (#12220155)

Also Zuckerberg is married to Priscilla Chan who is ethnic Chinese although she grew up speakingk Cantonese.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Chan_(philanthropi...

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Re:Uber and Under: China’s Hometown Advantage Claims Another... by gcr on Saturday August 13, 2016 @06:43PM (#12283438)

...Wait. Why is Zuckerberg learning Mandarin then?

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Re:Uber and Under: China’s Hometown Advantage Claims Another... by yannyu on Thursday August 25, 2016 @05:50PM (#12362777)

Because business isn't generally done in Cantonese. It's a common story that families that historically spoke Cantonese are now teaching their Mandarin alongside or instead of Cantonese because Mandarin is more useful in the professional world.

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