Book launch: Don’t Joke on the Stairs

2016-11-24T01:14:21+08:00September 28th, 2011|authors, china, events, hong kong, new books|0 Comments

Cantonese can be difficult, and people are often put off learning it. But Norwegian Cantonese teacher Cecilie Gamst Berg has hit on the best strategy: she avoids boring classrooms and teaches Cantonese in the places you will actually need it -- in shops, taxis and bars. OK, mostly in bars, but sometimes in cha chaan teng (local Chinese cafés) too. [...]