:: Learn Finnish online ::

If you want, need to learn Finnish you can do it online.
Here are links that I like
First, find out what kind of learner you are



-- If you are a beginner --

• Visit Oneness city Finland. Info about the project Here
• Sopisuomea kind of a TV-serie to learn Finnish
• Uuno fun activities to learn basic Finnish

-- Little bit more complicated --

• Read the "easy" news in Finnish Here
• Ymmärrä Suomea Texts, courses, verbs...
• Finnish grammar Here
• Test you Finnish Here

-- Kielikeskus offers material for students --

• Help to give a presentation in Finnish Here
• Here
• Different accents in Finnish Here

-- For advanced learners --

• Kielijelppi
• Iso Suomen Kielioppi

::Culture::

:: China ::

Last week was Chinese week for us in jyväskylä, so here is a selection of video about China.

Some have a very, very western point of view that we can discuss in the comment....


First we have a serie of video about business and communication from Greg Bissky, who is currently promoting his book Wearing Chinese Glasses... you might want to have a look at his website or his youtube channel full of information..

 

"Success depends on seeing things the way others sees them.

Westerners need a pair of Chinese glasses,

Chinese need a pair of Western glasses.

Without them you do business blind, wasting time and money"

The audience decides what is the good and the bad way!! You must adjuste for the audience!!

Comparing American and Chinese Negotiation Styles

Etiquette

Mistakes and advertisment

When Chevrolet is not going anywhere!!
"Few" years ago Chevrolet lunch his brand new car the "Chevy Nova automobile" perhaps your are not a fluent spanish speaker so here is the translation it litterally means "it doesn't go" in Spanish. This is one more time a very stupid and ambarassing mistake in communication. Of course the NOVA car didnt really appeal the latin american consummers therefore Chevrolet pulled the car off market... Wonder how much that "little mistake" cost!!!?


Baby food GERBER 
When entering the French market the brand had no idea that gerber in french meant puke, wonder why the brand didn't work so well at first