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Jun 2023
11m 20s

Newbie | Really Good Food

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How to win over Chinese friends and wrangle more dinner invites? It's all about the compliments, people. Learning how to wax poetic about food bodes well for your future popularity with your new-found partners in calories. In this podcast, learn to rhapsodize in Mandarin over the cookery, and secure your future place at the dinner table. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0603

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