2021快过完了？！虽然感觉时光飞逝，我和菠萝这一年经历了好多改变，纵使有千言万语，这一期还是精简成短短的总结和几句感谢。不论你在何方，经历何事，希望正在收听的小伙伴们在这一年都有值得开心的事情。圣诞快乐！ 2021 is almost over, and now it is Christmas time! This year, even though we feel time has flown, we have experienced so many changes. In this episode, we summarised our eventful year while giving gratitude. No matter where you are or what you are experiencing, we hope you have something to feel happy about and grateful for in 2021. Merry Christmas! Instagram: @talkyahpodcast 播客全球平台同步更新：喜马拉雅| 小宇宙| Apple Podcasts| Spotify | Google Podcasts BGM: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Instrumental Jazz) - E’s Jammy Jams 播客内容为个人观点，仅供参考。

We never expected making new friends in new cities would be hard. Both of us (Mr. Bolo and Ms. Tofu) have had quite a journey making new, meaningful friendships in Hong Kong, as well as other cities we’ve lived in. In this episode, we will share experiences and thoughts on how making new friends as expats can be challenging, and how we may have figured it out over the recent years. Tune in! 因为工作搬到新城市的“外地人”小伙伴们，是否为了重新寻找知心朋友而烦恼过呢？豆腐小姐和菠萝先生为了融入新的都市生活（例如在香港），几年来真是一把辛酸泪。在这一期，我们会分享关于在新城市建立朋友圈的个人经历和思考。快来收听吧！ Instagram: @talkyahpodcast 播客全球平台同步更新：喜马拉雅| 小宇宙| Apple Podcasts| Spotify | Google Podcasts BGM: Natural Light - Chris Haugen 播客内容为个人观点，仅供参考。

怀抱着对中国文化的热情，来自瑞典的洋葱先生学习中文听说读写有6年多了。他从学生时期开始，分别在台湾和杭州学习中文。有着一副白人面孔的他，每每开口讲中文，都会引起一片赞赏。可他并不引以为豪，这是为什么呢？快来听听瑞典小哥洋葱先生苦学中文的经历和学习小窍门吧！ Driven by the enthusiasm for Chinese culture, our Swedish friend Mr. Yang Cong (Mr. Onion) has been learning Chinese/Mandarin for more than 6 years. As a student, he studied Chinese in Taiwan and Hangzhou. As a foreigner in China, he gets showered by compliments everytime he speaks Mandarin in public. However, he told us this is not what he is most proud of. Why is that? Tune in to hear about Mr. Yang Cong’s Chinese learning journey and some useful tips! Instagram: @talkyahpodcast 播客全球平台同步更新：喜马拉雅| 小宇宙| Apple Podcasts| Spotify | Google Podcasts BGM: Stinson - Reed Mathis 播客内容为个人观点，仅供参考。

前不久我和菠萝先生邀请了几个朋友来家聚餐玩耍，其中包括之前的嘉宾土豆先生和年糕小姐，还有新做客的橘子小姐。聚餐后大家兴致很高，叽叽喳喳地聊了关于找对象的话题。原因是大家和周围的朋友都觉得，明明自己要求不高，当代青年找个正常人处对象怎么就这么难呢？这个谜之命题被几个目前单身和脱单的小伙伴唠出了真谛吗？想听听大家如何分析出根本问题吗？快来听这期唠嗑鸭吧！ Recently, Bolo and I invited some friends over for a house dinner, including our previous guests Mr. Tudou (Mr. Potato), Ms. Niangao (Ms. Rice Cake), and a new guest, Ms. Juzi (Ms. Mandarin (the fruit)). The after-dinner chat became a discussion around dating in the modern world. Quite a few of us find it surprisingly hard to find someone normal to date! In this episode, some speakers are single, while some are not - who holds the key to solving this dating problem? Tune in to find out! Instagram: @talkyahpodcast 播客全球平台同步更新：喜马拉雅| 小宇宙| Apple Podcasts| Spotify | Google Podcasts BGM: Cocktails - Underbelly & Ty Mayer 播客内容为个人观点，仅供参考。

当代中国女孩的婚恋压力（嫁得早嫁得好）有多大？豆腐小姐和澳籍中国朋友年糕小姐都不约而同地回答：压力山大。在这一期播客，我们聊聊父母催婚催找对象的话题。豆腐（土生土长中国女孩）和年糕小姐（海外华人）将会分享个人故事和领悟。 How much pressure are Chinese girls under to get married (faster and well) nowadays? The answers from Ms. Tofu and her Australian Chinese friend Ms. Nian Gao (rice cake in Mandarin) are quite similar- high. In this episode, me, Tofu, (a native Chinese ) and Nian Gao (an overseas Chinese) share personal stories and thoughts about the struggles of Chinese parents’ expectations on our relationships and marriages, and how we grow from them. Instagram: @talkyahpodcast 播客全球平台同步更新：喜马拉雅| 小宇宙| Apple Podcasts| Spotify | Google Podcasts BGM: No.1 A Minor Waltz - Esther Abrami 播客内容为个人观点，仅供参考。

在高压高竞争的大城市（例如香港），快乐可以唾手可得吗？这一期我们邀请到的嘉宾将会给大家分享宝贵的亲身经历，或许可以解答这个难题。土豆先生在我们香港的朋友圈中是众所周知的人生思考家，在事业成功的同时也做到享有兴趣爱好和健康生活。在伦敦和香港的金融行业摸爬滚打近十年期间，土豆先生在生活工作平衡和身心健康上都颇有造诣。录制这期播客时，豆腐和菠萝都受益良多，学习到了很多关于个人成长的心得。如果你也想get这些心得，就快快收听这期TalkYah吧！ In dynamic, fast-paced, and competitive cities such as HK, happiness can sometimes feel elusive and whimsical. But our pursuit for happiness persists, but where might one search? To give some insights in answering this question, we invited a guest speaker to this episode. Mr. Todou (“Potato” in Chinese) is a respected thinker and career achiever within our friendship group in HK. Having been working in the finance industry in London and HK for nearly 10 years, Mr. Todou is a veteran in finding work-life balance and mental health. We learned so much during our conversation about personal growth. Hungry for some food for thought? Tune in! Instagram: @talkyahpodcast 播客全球平台同步更新：喜马拉雅| 小宇宙| Apple Podcasts| Spotify | Google Podcasts BGM: The Day Is Close - The 126ers 播客内容为个人观点，仅供参考。

TalkYah 迎来了首期嘉宾来唠嗑！马来西亚开心果小哥BK和香港靓女Cookie是我们的异国情侣朋友。他们在这一期会分享因为文化差异引起的生活小插曲、搞笑故事和个人体会。想要点欢声笑语，快快听这一期唠嗑鸭吧！ We are so excited to invite guest speakers to TalkYah for the first time! Our friends, BK from Malaysia and Cookie from Hong Kong, will share their funny stories, personal experiences and insights from their own cross-culture relationship. Stay tuned for lots of laughter from this adorable couple! Instagram: @talkyahpodcast 播客全球平台同步更新：喜马拉雅| 小宇宙| Apple Podcasts| Spotify | Google Podcasts BGM: Soft Feeling - Cheel 播客内容为个人观点，仅供参考。

身为英籍华人（菠萝先生）和土生土长中国人（ 豆腐小姐），我们因为不同的原因开始学习广东话，已经持续四年左右了。在这一期，我们聊聊关于学广东话（粤语）的动力、挑战、秘诀、和有趣的小故事。如果想要get广东话学习的独门小妙招，快快听这一期的播客吧！ As a British born Chinese (Mr. Bolo) and native Chinese (Ms. Tofu), we started learning Cantonese because of different reasons and have been learning for around 4 years. In this epidode, we will talk about the motivations, challenges, tips, and other interesting personal experiences during the language learning journey. Stay tuned if you want to get some useful tips to learn Cantonese as an English or Mandarin speaker! Instagram: @talkyahpodcast 播客全球平台同步更新：喜马拉雅| 小宇宙| Apple Podcasts| Spotify | Goggle Podcasts BGM: North Oakland Extasy - Squadda B 播客内容为个人观点，仅供参考。

全球疫情已经持续近两年了。在这一期，我们回顾自己和亲朋好友在中国内地、香港和英国的疫情生活经历，以及重读过去中的新发现。 It’s been almost 2 years since the global pandemic started. In this episode, we look back on what we, our families, and friends experienced in China's Mainland, Hong Kong, and UK during the pandemic, and interesting findings through this retrospection. Instagram: @talkyahpodcast 播客全球平台同步更新：喜马拉雅| 小宇宙| Apple Podcasts| Spotify | Google Podcasts BGM: First Sleep - Sir Cubworth 播客内容为个人观点，仅供参考。

你是不是很爱唱k？其实全世界都爱！ 香港疫情缓和后，关闭了一年多的KTV终于向已接种疫苗的客人开放。作为唱k达人，我俩立刻叫上朋友订包厢。在疯狂喊麦、唱跳、吃吃喝喝之后，我们想起好多关于唱k的故事想要分享给大家。如果你对伦敦、中国内地和香港不同的唱k体验有兴趣的话，就速速来听这一期播客吧！ I know you love karaoke. Why? Because everyone does! Where? All over the world! After karaoke places shut down for more than a year during COVID19 in HK, they finally opened up for vaccinated people. As karaoke lovers, we went the re-opened ones immediately. After a crazy night singing, dancing and drinking, we can’t wait to share with you our experiences, and also highlight the karaoke differences between London, China's Mainland and HK! If you are also a karaoke lover, go ahead and listen to this episode. Instagram: @talkyahpodcast BGM: Oh My - Patrick Patrikios 播客内容为个人观点，仅供参考。

下半集我们聊聊大学毕业后的城市：伦敦、考文垂、香港、深圳、上海。 疫情期间不少朋友选择了换城市生活，因为我和菠萝回顾了一下出生以来住过的不同城市。二十多岁快奔三的我们竟然已经解锁了八个不同城市。他们分别是英国的伦敦、布里斯托、考文垂，中国的北京、上海、深圳和香港，还有豆腐的故乡小城。接下来这两期，我们就会娓娓道来自己和每座城市故事，从童年到求学再到工作。 Instagram: [**@talkyahpodcast**](https://www.instagram.com/talkyahpodcast/) 博客全平台同步更新：喜马拉雅| 小宇宙| Apple Podcasts| Spotify | Goggle Podcasts In the second half of this episode, we will talk about cities we lived after universities: London, Coventry, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai. As many friends move cities during COVID19, we look back on our experience living in multiple cities before moving to HK. It’s hard to believe that between the both of us, by our late twenties, we have already lived in 8 cities - in the UK, London, Bristol, and Coventry; in China, Tofu’s hometown, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and finally Hong Kong. In the coming 2 episodes, we will tell our stories from growing up, to studying, up to the present of working. BGM: Sunday Rain - Cheel 播客内容为个人观点，仅供参考。

疫情期间不少朋友选择了换城市生活，因为我和菠萝回顾了一下出生以来住过的不同城市。二十多岁快奔三的我们竟然已经解锁了八个不同城市。他们分别是英国的伦敦、布里斯托、考文垂，中国的北京、上海、深圳和香港，还有豆腐的故乡小城。接下来这两期，我们就会娓娓道来自己和每座城市故事，从童年到求学再到工作。 那在这一期，我们会分享出身长大的故乡和读大学的城市经历。 As many friends move cities during COVID19, we look back on our experience living in multiple cities before moving to HK. It’s hard to believe that between the both of us, by our late twenties, we have already lived in 8 cities - in the UK, London, Bristol, and Coventry; in China, Tofu’s hometown, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and finally Hong Kong. In the coming 2 episodes, we will tell our stories from growing up, to studying, up to the present of working. In this episode, we will talk about the hometowns and cities that we grew up and studied in. Instagram: @talkyahpodcast 博客全平台同步更新：喜马拉雅| 小宇宙| Apple Podcasts| Spotify | Goggle Podcasts BGM: Sunday Rain - Cheel 播客内容为个人观点，仅供参考。