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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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