英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1105 - 开裆裤有伤风化吗？

Topic1 70 percent of Chinese overseas willing to return for work In a survey conducted on Chinese living in North America by Career Builder, a recruiting company, 70 percent of participants expressed willingness to work in China or start a new business in China.

Of these, 24.69 percent were highly willing to and 45.68 percent were willing to return but needed more time to think about it.

We've talked a lot about overseas Chinese not coming back, as well as rich Chinese emigrating. Is the tide turning now?

Topic2 Split pants According to China Express, a Chinese newspaper published in the US for overseas Chinese, a Chinese woman was reported to the police by a local for hitting the streets of Monterey Park City, California, with a toddler wearing split-crotch pants.

When the policeman realized putting on such pants was for potty training, he was very much astounded.

Is this an example of misunderstanding due to cultural difference?

Topic3 Serious Sleep Issues for Chinese With faster pace of life and increasing competition, many people have sleep disorder of varying degrees, gravely affecting their health. According to the World Health Organization, about 29% people all over the world have problems sleeping. Experts said that the prevalence rate of sleep disorder in China is as high as 42.7%.

Is this a serious problem?

Topic4 Shenyang Bans Didi's Private Taxi Service Private car owners and auto rental companies are forbidden from using apps to give passengers a ride. This is a new ban issued by Shenyang traffic authority which mainly target Didi Zhuanche, a new service provided by Didi Dache taxi app.

Is there a problem with this new service of Didi?

Topic5 Can Writers be Taught in Universities?

Beijing Normal University announced the opening of a new Master degree major named "Creative Writing". It also invited several famous Chinese writers to work as students' mentors.

Other famous universities such as Peking University and Fudan University have also opened "Creative Writing" majors before. Why is the decision of Beijing Normal University attracting attention?