In this episode, I interview Davide Saccon, an Italian now living in Qingdong, China.

Listen to find out:

- How he learned "street" Chinese in Italy
- What brought him to China after that
- Why the Chinese he had learned before wasn't as useful in smaller Chinese villages
- How he used the Chinese he had learned to land his first job in China
- Why it was much harder to learn Chinese outside of China than in China
- What cultural differences he noticed between working in China versus Europe
- How compensation affects motivation with Chinese workers
- How he manages language and communication with his Chinese wife
- Why he had to change the language approach he used with his kids
- The language approach he finds works best with kids from mixed language couples
- The problem he found with the local education system for kids, and what solution they found for it

Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 019: Davide Saccon

Insights from non native Chinese speakers on how they learned Mandarin and what they are doing with it now.

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Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 019: Davide Saccon

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