In this episode I interview Scott Faul, an American now living in Taiwan. Listen to find out: - What got him interested in learning Chinese, while in the US - His experience studying Chinese in Taiwan, while working on the side - How he used the Chinese he had learned, while working in the US - The benefits he found for being able to speak Chinese, while looking for work - His experience living in Beijing for 10 years - The difference he found in culture between China and Taiwan - The difference in accents and slang he experienced between Taipei and Beijing - What he would have done differently regarding learning Chinese - Why he switched from business to doing a masters in translation - What his career plans in translation are currently - The difference in businessculture in China / Taiwan versus in America - How negotiations are handled differently in China / Taiwan versus out west