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Any Briviact experiences to share?
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@louissc
Hi Louis!
Thank you for your reply.
First consultations are often exactly that: a getting-to-know-you session, so it makes sense that nothing concrete has been defined yet. I think your instinct to let them draw their own conclusions from your records was a wise one.
I'm glad your current specialist helped bridge the Briviact supply gap in the meantime!
As for my neurologist, he's of Taiwanese descent but was born and raised in Brazil. As far as I know, he is only fluent in Taiwanese, not Mandarin. From what I understand, both Taiwanese and Mandarin are spoken in Taiwan — is that right?
Wishing you smooth sailing ahead, Louis. One step at a time!
Chris
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@santosha
Hi Chris,
I believe by speaking “Taiwanese”, you meant “Hokkien”. It’s a “sub-language of sorts, spoken by the Fujian people in China. Since the ancestors of most Taiwanese were from Fujian, and the grand parents of the younger Taiwanese may speak Hokkien to the grandkids, the younger generation can both speak that & Mandarin. The written version of Chinese used in Taiwan is the traditional one, while the simplified version is used in China. Yeah, I’m a little surprised your neurologist doesn’t understand Mandarin since Taiwanese still uses Mandarin as the main form of spoken communication.
In another post, I shared the same pic I took of the plane I took to get home. I think that’s the closing of one chapter for me. And the opening of another one.
Cheers,
Louis