John Wa Normal Daily Schedule

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Traditional Chinese

一般來說呢分成兩類啊，第一類就是上班的人，我們現在講白領階級啊。他們一般是從八點鐘到九點鐘之間去上班，然後下午呢到五點到六點鐘之間呢下班。那有的工作比較久的他到大概七點鐘才下班啊。那還有一種就是我們講的這個企業家或者個體戶。他自己工作，自己工作的話呢，他也許是他很早就起床，一直做做到晚上很晚，或者說他這個這個晚上早上比較早比較晚一點起床，譬如說他早上九點多十點多起床，但是呢他一直到半夜一兩點還在外邊呢跟這個朋友喝酒聊天喝茶，在打電話這個手機他到處在聯絡事情，他白天也許去打一打高爾夫球，也許去這個這個別人的公司看一看，或者到他自己的工廠去轉一下。所以基本上來說呢，在亞洲呢人們工作的時間是比較長的。那什麼時候跟他們約見面呢，我覺得亞洲人見面，尤其是中國人見面總是要吃飯。你沒有很少說我今天去哪一個地方呢坐下我們談，談完一個小時我就走了，通常就是說我們約咱們中午吃飯吧，明天中午吧，或者今天晚上你有沒有空？晚上如果你的朋友已經跟人家約吃飯那沒有關係，他吃飯總會到八點九點總會吃完，那就是說沒有關係我們十點鐘我們去喝個咖啡吧，這個中國星巴克剛剛在這個哪里開，我們就去喝一下，這個都是沒有問題。一般來說中國人見面總是要吃飯，中午晚上都可以，晚上以後也可以。

Simplified Chinese

一般来说呢分成两类啊，第一类就是上班的人，我们现在讲白领阶级啊。他们一般是从八点钟到九点钟之间去上班，然后下午呢到五点到六点钟之间呢下班。那有的工作比较久的他到大概七点钟才下班啊。那还有一种就是我们讲的这个企业家或者个体户。他自己工作，自己工作的话呢，他也许是他很早就起床，一直做做到晚上很晚，或者说他这个这个晚上早上比较早比较晚一点起床，譬如说他早上九点多十点多起床，但是呢他一直到半夜一两点还在外边呢跟这个朋友喝酒聊天喝茶，在打电话这个手机他到处在联络事情，他白天也许去打一打高尔夫球，也许去这个这个别人的公司看一看，或者到他自己的工厂去转一下。所以基本上来说呢，在亚洲呢人们工作的时间是比较长的。那什么时候跟他们约见面呢，我觉得亚洲人见面，尤其是中国人见面总是要吃饭。你没有很少说我今天去哪一个地方呢坐下我们谈，谈完一个小时我就走了，通常就是说我们约咱们中午吃饭吧，明天中午吧，或者今天晚上你有没有空？晚上如果你的朋友已经跟人家约吃饭那没有关系，他吃饭总会到八点九点总会吃完，那就是说没有关系我们十点钟我们去喝个咖啡吧，这个中国星巴克刚刚在这个哪里开，我们就去喝一下，这个都是没有问题。一般来说中国人见面总是要吃饭，中午晚上都可以，晚上以后也可以

Pinyin

Yìbān láishuō ne fēnchéng liǎnglèi ah，dìyīlèi jiùshì shàngbān de rén，wǒmén xiànzài jiǎng báilǐng jiējí ah。Tāmén yìbān shì cóng bādiǎnzhōng dào jiǔdiǎnzhōng zhījiān qù shàngbān，ránhòu xiàwǔ ne dào wǔdiǎn dào liùdiǎnzhōng zhījiān ne xiàbān。Nà yǒude gōngzuò bǐjiào jiǔde tā dào dàgài qīdiǎnzhōng cái xiàbān ah。Nà háiyǒu yìzhǒng jiùshì wǒmén jiǎngde zhègè qǐyèjiā huòzhě gètǐhù。Tā zìjǐ gōngzuò，zìjǐ gōngzuò de huà ne，tā yěxǔ shì tā hěnzǎo jiù qǐchuáng，yìzhí zuò zuòdào wǎnshàng hěnwǎn，huòzhěshuō tā zhègè zhègè wǎnshàng zǎoshàng (bǐjiàozǎo) bǐjiàowǎn yìdiǎn qǐchuáng，pìrúshuō tā zǎoshàng jiǔdiǎn duō shídiǎnduō qǐchuáng，dànshì ne tā yìzhí dào bànyè yīliǎngdiǎn háizài wàibiān ne gēn zhègè péngyǒu hējiǔ liáotiān hēchá，zài dǎ diànhuà zhègè shǒujī. Tā dàochù zài liánluò shìqíng，tā báitiān yěxǔ qù dǎyìdǎ gāoěrfūqiú，yěxǔ qù zhègè zhègè biérén de gōngsī kànyíkàn，huòzhě dào tā zìjǐ de gōngchǎng qù zhuànyíxià。Suǒyǐ jīběnshàng láishuō ne，zài yàzhōu ne rénmén gōngzuò de shíjiān shì bǐjiào chángde。Nà shénme shíhòu gēn tāmén yuē jiànmiàn ne，wǒ juédé yàzhōurén jiànmiàn，yóuqíshì zhōngguórén jiànmiàn zǒngshì yào chīfàn。Nǐ méiyǒu hěnshǎoshuō wǒ jīntiān qù nǎyígè dìfāng ne zuòxià wǒmén tán，tánwán yígè xiǎoshí wǒ jiù zǒule，tōngcháng jiùshìshuō wǒmén yuē zánmén zhōngwǔ chīfàn ba，míngtiān zhōngwǔ ba，huòzhě jīntiān wǎnshàng nǐ yǒuméiyǒu kòng？Wǎnshàng rúguǒ nǐde péngyǒu yǐjīng gēn rénjiā yuē chīfàn nà méiyǒu guānxì，tā chīfàn zǒnghuì dào bādiǎn jiǔdiǎn zǒnghuì chīwán，nà jiùshìshuō méiyǒu guānxì wǒmén shídiǎnzhōng wǒmén qù hē gè kāfēi ba，zhègè zhōngguó xīngbākè gānggāng zài zhègè nǎlǐ kāi，wǒmén jiùqù hē yíxià，zhègè dōushì méiyǒu wèntí。Yìbān láishuō zhōngguórén jiànmiàn zǒngshì yào chīfàn，zhōngwǔ wǎnshàng dōu kěyǐ，wǎnshàng yǐhòu yě kěyǐ。

English

Generally speaking, there are two kinds. The first is working people, what we now call “white-collar workers.” In general, they go to work between eight and nine o’clock, and get off work between five and six o’clock. Some work a little longer, and probably don’t get off until seven o’clock. There’s another kind, [people] we say are entrepreneurs or self-employed. They work for themselves. When they work for themselves, they might get up very early, and work straight through until very late, or their, their evenings, mornings… get up earlier, get up a little later. For example, they might get up after nine or ten in the morning, but they might be out drinking and chatting with friends, or drinking tea until 2:00 a.m. Using a cellphone, they can communicate from anywhere. Maybe they play golf during the day, or drop by somebody else’s company to look around, or take a turn around their own factory. So, basically speaking, people in Asia work longer hours. Now as for when to arrange to meet them, I think that when Asians meet, especially Chinese, they always want to eat. You don’t, [you] rarely say, “I’m going to go somewhere for a while. We’ll talk and in an hour, when we’re done talking, I’ll leave.” Usually you say, “Let’s arrange to have lunch together. Tomorrow at noon. Or are you free tonight?” If your friend already has plans to eat with someone else tonight, that’s no problem. They’ll always finish… they’ll always be done by eight or nine o’clock. So you can say, “No problem. We’ll get some coffee at 10. This Chinese Starbucks just opened wherever. Let’s go have a cup of coffee.” This isn’t a problem. Generally speaking, Chinese people always want to eat when they meet. At noon or in the evening—both work. Later works, too.

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