“你中文真好!"、"你會用筷子嗎？"、“你們國家福利真好！" 這些我們常跟老外說的話，他們聽了心里其實狂翻白眼！今天告訴你老外最怕聽的10句話、戳到他們哪個點？

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Top 10 Things foreigners are tired of hearing

你中文真好！
When I first started learning Chinese, it gave me a lot of positive reinforcement:
我剛學中文的時候，這句話特別鼓勵我
But now that my Chinese is good, if I just say "你好" and people immediately say "你中文真好”， it feels like an empty compliment, not very sincere:
但是現在我中文不錯，如果我剛開口說“你好", 中國人就說“你中文真好”， 我會感覺這像一句空洞的贊美，不是真心的
If I have a conversation in Chinese and get "你中文真好”, it makes me feel that you mean it and we are really communicating:
但是如果我們用中文交談了一段，你說“你中文真好”，我會覺得你是用心在跟我交流

別再叫我“老外”
Some foreigners find the word "laowai" disparaging:
有些外國人覺得"老外”這個詞比較貶義
They don't want to be labelled as "laowai", the outsider:
他們不想一直被貼上“老外”, 外人的標簽
They don't want to be treated like an outsider all the time. They want to fit in:
他們不想老被當外人看，他們希望融入中國

你能教我英文嗎？你認識什么人能教我英文嗎？
Just because I'm a foreigner and I speak English, it doesn't mean I want to teach English or know someone who teaches English:
雖然我說英語，但不代表我想教英語，或者一定認識教英語的人
If you meet an English teacher or a young foreigner, they might be interested in teaching:
如果你認識一個教英語的外國人或者年輕的外國人，他們大概有興趣教英語
But if they have their own job and career, chances are they are not interested in teaching: 但是如果這個外國人已經有自己的工作和事業，他們肯定不想再教英文

你們國家的福利真好！
Americans in particular are annoyed by this comment because the social welfare system is not very good in America: 美國人特別煩聽這句話，因為美國的福利不太好
Social benefits: 社會福利
Medical benefits: 醫療福利
Unemployment benefits: 失業福利
Social security: 社保
You can't live off of benefits in America: 在美國，吃救濟活不了

你常吃漢堡和披薩嗎？
你會做飯嗎？
A lot of Americans do often eat hamburgers and pizzas, but not all the time: 當然很多美國人常吃漢堡、披薩，但也不是頓頓都吃
Americans in China don't tend to be the type of Americans who eat bugers and pizzas all the time: 而且在中國的美國人通常也不是天天吃快餐的這類美國人
They tend to be willing to try new food and new things: 他們會更想嘗試新食物、新事物

你想回國嗎？
When foreigners get asked this question, it might come across as "you must be dying to go home":
外國人聽到這句話，很多時候感覺是你覺得我在中國活得水生火熱，很想回國
Many foreigners enjoy living in China: 很多外國人其實在中國活得很開心
另外外國人也很怕聽"Your country is so great. Why did you come to China?"
你們國家那么好，你來中國干嘛？
People of older generations tend to say it more: 老一輩的人更喜歡說這句話
I get this from taxi drivers a lot: 出租車司機常這么問我
Younger generations tend to have a better understanding of the US: 年輕人對美國可能更了解，不太會這么說

還有些節目里沒說，但也很讓老外心塞的話：你應該取個中國老婆
"Can you use chopsticks?
你會用筷子嗎？
Foreigners pretty much all know how to use chopsticks, except for really old people: 外國人基本都會用筷子，除了年紀很大的

拋開種族隔閡，把外國人當普通人看待和交流
We are all humans after all.
今天分享的這些話都是我們在不知道跟老外聊什么時，會蹦出來的conversational clutch(談話拐杖)。
老外怕聽這些話，很大的原因就是他們不想老被當外人看；想更融入中國社會。
跟外國人交流， 拋開“老外”意識和stereotype (臉譜化印象) ，把他們當個體、個人看待。
Treat them the way you treat your Chinese friends.
這樣你會得到更真誠、更有意義的交流。