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Mandarin or Shanghaiese? Shanghaiese is richer in pronouciation, and it has no tonality(I think), so maybe it's even easier for the europeen people to learn. and it also has many interesting expression. but for the practically reason, you should also know that it's used by less people, and I wonder if it exists a very systematic teaching documentation. And even living in Shanghai, you might not be able to find the everyone who speaks Shanghainese. But nothing can disturb you living in Shanghai, because it's a city more open for the foreigner than Beijing, and it has a multi-culture, because the historic and geographical reason. |