{"id":4394,"date":"2015-10-10T18:37:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T10:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=4394"},"modified":"2015-10-10T18:37:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-10T10:37:19","slug":"twcc34-visiting-china-for-the-first-time-starring-noras-mom-and-dad-episode-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/twcc34-visiting-china-for-the-first-time-starring-noras-mom-and-dad-episode-34\/","title":{"rendered":"TWCC34 &#8211; Visiting China for the First Time: Starring Nora&#8217;s Mom (and Dad!) , Episode 34"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1770\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]--><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4394-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC34.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC34.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC34.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC34.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?powerpress_pinw=4394-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC34.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWCC34.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/hk\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china\/id951551922?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writtenchinese.com%2F%3Fp%3D4394\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2>We&#8217;re back for another episode of Two White Chicks in China!<\/h2>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>We were gone last week for the &#8216;Golden Week&#8217; holiday here in China. I popped off to the Philippines and Nora&#8217;s parents came over for a visit! We decided to take advantage of their stay and invited them to join us for this week&#8217;s podcast, all about what visiting China is like for the &#8216;older&#8217; generation, as Nora puts it! \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n<h2>In This Episode We Talk About&#8230;<\/h2>\n<li>All your lovely comments from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TwoWhiteChicks\" target=\"_blank\">Two White Chicks Facebook page<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/twcc32-which-chinese-movies-should-you-get-your-hands-on-episode-32\/\">Episode 32<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>One of our listeners mentions a movie named &#8216;City of Life and Death&#8217;. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/twcc32-which-chinese-movies-should-you-get-your-hands-on-episode-32\/\">You can watch the trailer on our Episode32 page<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Our fact of the week is a kind of follow on from last episode&#8217;s news (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/twcc33-american-entrepreneurs-in-china-could-the-next-one-be-you-episode-33\/\">you can read it here!<\/a>): <a href=\"http:\/\/shanghaiist.com\/2015\/10\/03\/iphone6s_breakup_revenge.php\" target=\"_blank\">Man gets dumped over an iPhone 6, decides to buy 9 iPhones for revenge on his shallow ex-girlfriend<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Here&#8217;s a more uplifting news piece about some <a href=\"http:\/\/shanghaiist.com\/2015\/10\/08\/save_the_dolphins.php\" target=\"_blank\">locals in Hainan who save a beached dolphin with an umbrella and bucket of water<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>We welcome Nora&#8217;s parents, Marsha and Brett to the show!<\/li>\n<li>Prep before coming to China.<\/li>\n<li>Some unexpected surprises&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Being a celebrity<\/li>\n<li>Food<\/h2>\n<li>Taxi drivers and public safety<\/li>\n<li>Good memories<\/li>\n<li>Our Chinese words of the week are &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/maidan\/13737\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u4e70\u5355<\/a>&#8216; (m\u01cei d\u0101n) which means &#8216;to get the bill&#8217; and &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/dabao\/35425\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u6253\u5305<\/a>&#8216; (d\u01ce b\u0101o) which means &#8216;to takeaway&#8217;.\n<li>DON&#8217;T FORGET TO CLAIM YOUR FREE <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/27-ways-the-wcc-dictionary-app-can-help-you-learn-chinese\/\">WCC DICTIONARY<\/a> FLASHCARDS! 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