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Ep.28 中外预约文化 Appointment Cultures
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In this Mandarin episode, I compare the appointment cultures in China and Europe & US: How prevalent is the appointment culture? When do you have to make an appointment to get service? Can you see a doctor or get a haircut relatively conveniently without appointments? And how may this cultural different potentially affect you?
Some useful words:
- 预约文化 (yù yuē wén huà): appointment culture
- 提前(Tíqián): in advance
- 看医生/看病 (kàn yīshēng/kànbìng)： see a doctor
- 位置 (Wèizhì): place, location
- 满 (mǎn): full
- 剪头发 (jiǎn tóufǎ): cut hair
- 理发师 (lǐfǎ shī): hair dresser (literal. manage hair master)
- 不然 (Bùrán) (的话): otherwise
- 得到(dédào): get
- 习惯 (xíguàn): habit
- 安装家具 (jiājù): install/assembly furniture
- 当然 (dāngrán): of course
- 随便 (suíbiàn): casually
- 基本 (jīběn): basic, basically
- 才能(cáinéng): ... only then
- 错过 (cuòguò) : miss (appointment, opportunity)
- 适应 (shìyìng): adapt to, fit
- 随时 (suíshí): at any time
- 开会 (kāi huì): have a meeting
- 谈事情 (tán shìqíng): talk about things (e.g. business deals)
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