My Guangdong, a program produced by Guangdong Radio and Television’s(GRT) Radio News Centre Radio English Service, held a special event on Wednesday (July 6th) in the heart of Guangzhou’s bustling CBD at the Happy Monk, called 'My Funny Guangdong'. The aim of the event was to promote the My Guangdong show to a wider audience and gain more awareness for the wonderful Southern China's Guangdong Province.
GRT Radio News Center Chief Editor Mr. Zhang Jingzhong welcomed the guests. Previous guests and friends of the program were invited to share their funny stories of living in Guangdong with a live audience. They included Joanna Skoczek, Consul-General of the Republic of Poland in Guangzhou, Dr. Harley Seyedin, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in South China, Jeremy Sargent OBE Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce Guangdong, Lena Gidwani, Chief Editor - Urban Family, Dr. Kate Gaynor, US Family Medicine physician, Duncan Lees, Lecturer at the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and Seerat Kaur, a medical Intern in Guangzhou.
The host of the event, Matt Horn MBE, also one of the hosts of the My Guangdong program has been living in Guangzhou for 13 years. He shared one funny story for each of the years that he has been living in the city.He said :"Ageism–I was interviewed by Guangzhou Daily after an event to mark the end of SARS. I was happy to help a fellow journalist until Guangwai's International Office showed me the story saying 67-year-old Matt Horn. I was 37 at the time."
Joanna Skoczek, Consul-General of the Republic of Poland in Guangzhou,said that: "I buy lemons. I mean, I stand by the huge pile of lemons. The shopkeeper approaches me saying ” American.“ Do these lemons come from the US? I ask, a bit astonished. What, he says, not the lemons, you! You are American.Well, I am not. How come, he asks, so where are you from? I am Polish, I come from Poland (Bolan in Chinese). Helan? (Holland) No, Bolan. Ah, Bolan, ok. 3 lemons for 10 kuai. Not a bad deal."
Dr. Harley Seyedin, the President of American Chamber of Commerce in South China, Vice Chairman in U.S.China Economic and Trade Policy, the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce, President of Allelon Energy Partners. He said: "My first efforts at learning Chinese when I arrived in China some 25 years ago. I made it my top priority to learn Mandarin Chinese as soon as possible. That day, my wife and I went to have lunch at a Chinese Restaurant. After being seated ,I anxiously awaited the arrival of the waitress at our table. As soon as she arrived I looked right into her eyes and as clearly as I could, said “Nin Jiao Shen Ma Ming zi”. She looked at me very puzzled and answered back “I am Sorry, I Don’t Speak English”.
For More highlights from the My Funny Guangdong event, make sure you stay tuned to GRT Radio, or follow the official GRT Radio WeChat account.
My Guangdong, an English program interviewing foreigners living, working and traveling in Guangdong Province produced by GRT radio English Service .It is available on www.wrn.org or WeChat 'GRTradio'.
广东广播电视台广播新闻中心英文节目《我的广东》本周在珠江新城”The Happy Monk”酒吧录制主题为”My Funny Guangdong”（Fun转广东）节目。
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《我的广东》金牌主持，大英帝国勋章” 员佐勋章“获得者麦特荷恩，他说，十三年前首次来广东，本来只想呆两个月，结果一直住了下来。为了纪念在广东精彩纷呈的十三年，他要送上十三个在广东遇到的好玩有趣的故事。”我曾经在一个纪念抗非典的活动后接受本地报纸采访。 我一直很乐意帮助同行。后来我在广东外语外贸大学国际办公室给我看了那篇报道，上面写着“67岁的Matt Horn”!天啊，我那时才37岁啊“
岳安娜，波兰共和国驻广州总领事，”有一次我去买柠檬，严格来说，我站在一大堆柠檬旁边。店主向我走来，不假思索地说了一句，美国。这有点出乎我的意料，我问道，这些柠檬是美国进口的吗？他答道，什么？我说的不是柠檬。是你，你是美国人。好吧，但我不是美国人啊。他问，怎么会呢？那你来自哪里？我是波兰人，来自波兰 （Poland）。他说 荷兰人？河南人？。不，是波兰 (Bolan 汉语发音)。原来是波兰人。后来我用10块钱买了3个柠檬，还挺划算的。“
哈利·赛亚丁博士，华南美国商会会长，美国商会亚太地区理事会美中经济及贸易政策副主席，阿来龙能源总裁，” 25年前我来到中国时，我把学习汉语列为我生活的重中之重。那一天，我和我的妻子一起去了一个中国餐厅吃午餐。入座之后，我焦急地等待服务生来到我们的桌子。当服务生来到我们的身边，我紧紧地直视她的双眼，说道“你叫什么名字？（“Nin Jiao Shen Ma Mingzi”） “，她满脸茫然地看着我说：“对不起，我不会说英语。（“I am Sorry, I Don’t Speak English”.）”
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