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Pete Chong Always in a Hurry

YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yeo4OR85uTk

Traditional Chinese

啊,我們的看法是說,啊,是趕快,啊,美國人的做法是說趕快把這個簽、簽了以後然後大家可以,就是說是可以relax、輕鬆一下,然後那個,啊,就是說出去喝酒了什麼東西。那好像中國人是、正好是反過來。我們先那個,啊,先輕鬆一下,然後彼此瞭解了以後,然後到最後、最後幾分鐘的時候忽然間就嚴肅起來,然後在最後幾分鐘把它那個做出決定。啊,美國人的做法好像就比較相反,那個啊,花很、花很多時間前面就是把事情先做完,然後後面的話,就是剩下的時間就、就隨便做些其他的事情。這是、這是不同點。


Simplified Chinese

啊,我们的看法是说,啊,是赶快,啊,美国人的做法是说赶快把这个签、签了以后然后大家可以,就是说是可以relax、轻松一下,然后那个,啊,就是说出去喝酒了什么东西。那好像中国人是、正好是反过来。我们先那个,啊,先轻松一下,然后彼此了解了以后,然后到最后、最后几分钟的时候忽然间就严肃起来,然后在最后几分钟把它那个做出决定。啊,美国人的做法好像就比较相反,那个啊,花很、花很多时间前面就是把事情先做完,然后后面的话,就是剩下的时间就、就随便做些其他的事情。这是、这是不同点。


Pinyin

Ah,wǒmén de kànfǎ shìshuō,ah,shì gǎnkuài,ah,měiguórén de zuòfǎ shìshuō gǎnkuài bǎ zhègè qiān、qiānle yǐhòu ránhòu dàjiā kěyǐ,jiùshìshuō shì kě yǐ relax、qīngsōng yíxià,ránhòu nàgè,ah,jiùshìshuō chūqù hējiǔ le shénme dōngxī。Nà hǎoxiàng zhōngguórén shì、zhènghǎo shì fǎnguòlái。Wǒmén xiān nàgè,ah,xiān qīngsōng yíxià,ránhòu bǐcǐ liǎojiě le yǐhòu,ránhòu dào zuìhòu、zuìhòu jǐfēnzhōng de shíhòu hūránjiān jiù yánsù qǐlái,ránhòu zài zuìhòu jǐfēnzhōng bǎ tā nàgè zuòchū juédìng。Ah,měiguórén de zuòfǎ hǎoxiàng jiù bǐjiào xiāngfǎn,nàgè ah,huā hěn、huā hěnduō shíjiān qiánmiàn jiùshì bǎ shìqíng xiānzuòwán,ránhòu hòumiàn de huà,jiùshì shèngxià de shíjiān jiù、jiù suíbiàn zuòxiē qítā de shìqíng。Zhèshì、zhèshì bùtóngdiǎn。


English

Uh, our view is that, uh, [Americans] are in a hurry, uh, the Americans’ approach is to hurry to get it signed; after it’s signed, they can, they can relax, take it easy for a bit. Then, uh, go out and have a drink or whatever. Chinese people appear, are just the opposite. We first, uh, first relax, then, after we understand each other a little better, then at the end, in the last few minutes, suddenly get serious. Then, we make a decision about it in the last few minutes. Uh, the American approach seems more inverted. That, uh, [approach of] spending a lot, spending a lot of time at the beginning, that is, getting things done first, then, at the end, taking the remaining time to just do whatever. This is, this is a point of difference.


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Authors: LouisPM, h.brinsko, orkelm.