tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post6772632077038897658..comments2023-10-29T03:17:06.908-07:00Comments on Anonymous Doc: Anon MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132292623854780366noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-40767000195425090322011-10-31T18:54:16.613-07:002011-10-31T18:54:16.613-07:00I know this is ages away, but just to clarify, as ...I know this is ages away, but just to clarify, as a Mandarin speaking med student, Cantonese sounds completely different to me. My friend who speaks Cantonese can not understand me when I speak Mandarin. Both dialects share the same written letters but they're spoken differently. Between native speakers, it's controversial whether they're the same "language" or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-20656768126779722802011-09-04T22:37:39.517-07:002011-09-04T22:37:39.517-07:00Mandarin and Cantonese do have some similar soundi...Mandarin and Cantonese do have some similar sounding words. Though I think many Mandarin and Cantonese speakers would be able to tell when someone is speaking the other language (as opposed to some random other language). Should I be surprised that the patient didn't indicate somehow that it was the wrong "Chinese"?Carleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-24735917018559059772011-08-18T18:04:47.023-07:002011-08-18T18:04:47.023-07:00Details, details.Details, details.Solitary Diner (Also Known as The Frugalish Physician)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01239189582752445700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-88784290487119090042011-08-18T17:19:31.327-07:002011-08-18T17:19:31.327-07:00Actually, I was under the impression that the two ...Actually, I was under the impression that the two languages are nearly mutually unintelligible when spoken, and it's the written form that's virtually identical. Could be wrong...Marionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-25251595557511742522011-08-18T17:06:43.277-07:002011-08-18T17:06:43.277-07:00ha, though in fairness -- Cantonese and Mandarin s...ha, though in fairness -- Cantonese and Mandarin sounds similar enough that simple requests should elicit some reaction.H.C.http://la-oc-foodie.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com