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Ah yes, it is the English national shame that scots and particularly irish was at one time virtually a synonym for criminal. And after that, there was the diaspora from Scotland and Ireland during the years of famine.
As for Mandarin, well, our teacher is definitely short on pedagogy! He's a native Mandarin speaker, but his pronunciation of Swedish is not good, which makes it hard for me who am not a native Swedish speaker.
Apart from our teacher, we are active amongst ourselves, sharing tips on good sites and programs we can use. Two of us have made a start on trying to learn to read the characters, but I have to say it is not easy. Still it should keep the Alzheimer's at bay. (They say that brain gymnastics is good for slowing the effects of dementia illnesses.)
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