Chinese President Hu Jintao is in the United States this week and it’s all over the news on CNN, NBC, ABC and CBS. Many nightly news programs are using the opportunity to present news features comparing the 2 superpowers. Last night, CBS talked about how few American students (around 50,000) are learning Chinese at schools while 200 million Chinese are learning English since young.
That former figure is certainly climbing. In America, the number of schools offering Chinese as part of their curriculum has climbed from 300 in Year 2000 to over 1,600 in 2010. An 8-year old boy answered CBS reporter that he believes he might get a better job and a raise when he grows up, knowing Chinese.
I just can’t help but burst out to laughter when the same question was raised to Natalie Love, a student at City Terrace Elementary. In the most adorable and innocent manner, she replied “I think they (her parents) wanted me to learn Chinese because they like to go to Chinese restaurants“.
How cute is that? Go Natalie!
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