Hello from China

Welcome Jimmy, what equipment do you use?

@acd-surveyor Thank you, we use Leica total stations mainly.

Welcome, friend.

Hey, welcome! Do you speak / write English?

American privilege is mono language.... So many of us are limited to one language.

Thanks,

Nate

Welcome!

Glad you're here! Always good to learn how other parts of the planet are cut up.

Join in and try to add as much information as you take.?ÿ We appreciate learning about surveying around the world.

Posted by: @nate-the-surveyor

So many of us are limited to one language.

One of the great failings of our educational system.?ÿ Many of the visitors I encounter from other countries (often bands from abroad) count English among multiple languages they can use.

Ni hao ma!

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Welcome!

Welcome!

@bill93

One might point out that if everyone knows English, it makes little sense to learn a hundred other languages. One example is Switzerland, where they learn 4 or 5 languages early on because they must. It isn't based on an educational benefit.?ÿ

Long ago, when I was going to school, they taught Spanish, as it is the defacto second language of the US. Also, it allowed you to navigate all of the hemisphere. Now, in a business setting, it isn't really needed. Everyone speaks English. This is not jingoistic (not asserting cultural superiority here), it is actually freeing, as it also allows for a single common language from all sorts of countries to communicate. English is not the lingua franca due to some superiority of the language, it is simply what has happened.

French makes sense if you travel to Asia or Africa, but learning all the different languages (and it isn't like there is just one language called "Chinese") would be a process that would be futile. Even learning Mandarin would be limited to certain parts of China, although I suppose it is becoming a lingua franca all its own.?ÿ

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Anyway off topic...as usual for me.

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Welcome to the surveyor from China!

Welcome! What kind of surveying do you do?

Welcome Jimmy, please post pictures of your worksites and any other pics you think would be interesting!

And don't worry about your English. ?????ÿ

@flga-2-2 Thank you. I don't always work outdoors, though my workmates often work outdoors. Perhaps I can post some pictures of theirs.?ÿ?ÿ

?ÿ ?ÿ Perhaps this would be a good place to learn English. ?????ÿ
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@brad-ott Thank you, Brad.

@nate-the-surveyor Hello Nate, Yes, I can speak/write English.?ÿ

It is a good thing that I can improve my English here.?ÿ

Sorry for the late reply.

Best regards!

Jimmy

Thank you for joining us! 🙂

@wendell?ÿ Thank you, sir.

@hblair?ÿ Thank you! I am glad to join you!