TalkYah 英语唠嗑鸭| Cross-culture experiences (English and Mandarin)

From last year, Mr. Bolo and Mrs Tofu have been travelling in China’s Mainland quite often. Mr. Bolo as a British born Chinese who only visited China’s mainland in early 2000s, has discovered a whole new perspective of modern life in China. In this episode, Bolo shares his experience, observations and culture shocks from our trips in China’s mainland. Stay tuned!

从去年开始，播主菠萝先生和豆腐小姐更多地在中国内地旅行。在英国出生长大的菠萝，上一次在内地旅游还是在二零零几年。这两年的频繁往来，让他当下中国的生活刮目相看。在这一季，菠萝会分享我们在内地旅行中的个人体验、细微观察、文化冲击等等。快来收听吧！

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BGM Song: African Fella- Cumbia Deli

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Do you like your name? Do you have both an English name as well as a Chinese name? Who chose your name? This episode we started talking about the experience of meeting each other’s closest childhood friends, but got sidetracked and somehow started talking about interesting naming conventions in China’s mainland and the west, including how names are given, and even the nicknames we both had as children. 

你们喜欢自己的名字吗？你有英文名字吗？你怎么选择自己的英文名的？这一季我们原本要聊对方的发小，结果走题开始聊中西方取名的习俗，以及我们小时候的花名。

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Did you grow up in a different country, city, or area than your parents’ original birthplace? Have you ever felt different to others, not as connected to others around you, your community, or your relatives, as you feel you should be? In this episode, our British Born Chinese host, Mr. Bolo introduces a new term: Third Culture Kid. As an (Adult) Third Culture Kid (ATCK) himself, he’s been learning about what it means, including the challenges and benefits, and other circumstances that revolve around this new-found community.

Book referenced: Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, David C. Pollock, Ruth E. Reken, and Michael V. Pollock.

第三种文化孩子：移民二代的归属感在哪里？

你是在父母老家之外的国家、城市、或地区长大的吗？你是否感觉到自己和周围的人不同呢？无论和当地人还是和老家亲戚，都没有完全做到心心相惜？在这一集，身为英籍华裔的主播菠萝来给大家介绍一个新的术语：第三种文化孩子（Third Culture Kid TCK)。作为一个已经成年的第三种文化孩子(ATCK)，菠萝一直在学习这种身份的意义，它所带来的困境和益处，以及如何自洽于第三种文化孩子组成的的新社群。

参考书籍：Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, David C. Pollock, Ruth E. Reken, and Michael V. Pollock.
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BGM Song: Telecasted - Savior

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What is life like after marriage? Is it anything like the Korean show ‘We Got Married’? How is our lifestyle better or worse now, as a married couple, compared to when we were single? During her teenage years, what kind of study or relationship pressures did Tofu face in China, compared to Bolo in the UK? These are all questions and topics we talk about in this episode!

婚姻后的生活怎么样呢？跟韩国节目《我们结婚了》的内容 一样的吗？对比单身生活呢？关于学习和恋爱，在中国成长的豆腐遇见了什么类型的压力？比较在英国的成长的菠萝呢？这一集，我们唠唠这些的话题！

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BGM: The Mini Vandals – Vaquero Perdido

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We’re back from our hiatus (break)! Did you miss us? It’s been so long… in this episode, we were going to talk about what we did on our break. Instead, we got sidetracked and started talking about some language-learning difficulties that Tofu had, and still has. Can you empathise with her? Listen to find out!

我们的回来了！大家想我们了嘛？在这一集，我们本来打算聊聊休息期间我们干了什么，但是跑题聊了豆腐以前和现在面对什么学语言的问题。你们也感同身受吗？请收听我们的对话吧！

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Our most popular guest speaker, Mr. Tudou ( “Potato” in Chinese) is back!! Mr. Tudou is a respected thinker and career achiever within our friend group in HK. He has been working in the investment banking industry in London and HK for more than 10 years. In his last episode, he talked about finding work-life balance. This year, he moved to a more challenging job, which changes his lifestyle. During our conversation, we caught up with him on changing job experiences and how we deal with struggles in life. Hungry for some food for thought? Stay tuned!

我们最受欢迎的嘉宾土豆先生返场啦！土豆先生在我们香港的朋友圈中是众所周知的人生思考家，他在伦敦和香港的投行业摸爬滚打十多年。在上一期他分享了如何找到生活工作的平衡。然而今年换到一份更有挑战性的工作后，他的生活状态也发生了变化。在这一期，我们和他唠一唠换工作到新单位的经历，和各自面对人生困境的方法。如果你也想get这些心得，就快快收听这期TalkYah吧！

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BGM: Believe (Instrumental) - NEFFEX

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Last December, Mr. Bolo got down on one knee and proposed to me (MC Tofu). It was a total surprise! In this episode, we will reveal our two sides of the story that we started to consider marriage, Mr. Bolo prepared the proposal, and then the proposal itself. Was it a hard decision for us? Stay tuned to know more!

去年年底， 菠萝先生单膝下跪向主播豆腐求婚了。对我（主播豆腐）来说完全是个惊喜！在这一集，我们会分享各自不同的心路历程。从考虑婚姻、到菠萝准备求婚、在到求婚成功，这是一个艰难的过程吗？快来收听我们的故事吧！

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It’s been such a long time since we say hi to you guys! I can’t believe it’s already February in 2023. How time flies! In the past three months, we had quite a festival season with Christmas, New year, and Chinese New Year festivals following one another. During this period of time, me (MC Tofu) and Mr. Bolo have traveled either separately or together in Taiwan, Tofu’s hometown, and Macau. In this episode, we will share some interesting stories during our trips. In the end, there will be an important announcement!

By the way, early happy Valentine’s day!

真的好久好久没有和大家唠嗑了鸭！不敢相信2023年已经是第二个月了呢！真是时光飞逝啊～在过去的两三个月，圣诞、元旦、春节三个节日一个接着一个，我们在过去的冬季假期有分开旅行，也有一起旅行。菠萝的台湾兄弟之旅、豆腐坎坷的归家之旅、和久违的澳门之旅，我们在这一集将会分享一些有趣的故事和新发现。在最后会有一个重磅消息公布哦！

对了，提前祝大家情人节快乐鸭～

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BGM: Staycation - Corbyn Kites

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We recorded this episode right after our trip in Thailand, and finally now broadcasting it to you all! It was our first time travelling together after co-living for almost 2 years, since not being out of Hong Kong for almost 3 years. During the trip, we discovered new things about each other, the destinations, and had lots of fun! Stay tuned to find out what happened in Thailand this summer.

我们刚从泰国回来时就录制了这一季，现在终于公布啦～泰国之旅是我们住在一起快两年，不能出香港近三年之后，第一次的共同旅行。在途中好多欢声笑语，也发现了对方不同的一面。想知道旅途中发生了什么有意思的事情，就快来收听吧！

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BGM: Forever Young - Otis McDonald

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We watched the new season of House of the Dragon recently, and we love it! Because of that, I (Tofu) finally started to watch Game of Thrones for the first time (I know I am so late the to party!) and binged it over one week, while Mr. Bolo re-watched it with me as well as read the original book that House of the Dragon is based on. How do we find Game of Thrones as first time and a second time watcher? How do we find the differences between House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones? Stay tuned to find out!

我们最近追了新剧《龙之家族》，非常喜欢！因为这部衍生剧，我（主播豆腐）终于开始第一次看原始剧《权力的游戏》，并在一个星期内刷完了。真是迟到的狂欢啊～同时菠萝先生跟着再看了一遍，也读了《龙之家族》的原版书。首次和再次观看神剧的我们有什么不同的见解呢？这两部剧我们有觉得有什么分别呢？快来收听寻找答案吧！

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