Templates for disagreeing with reasons
While hometown is defined in dictionaries as the city or town where one was born or grow up, Chinese people seem to consider “hometown” as the place where one’s father was born or grow up. By only focusing on historical accounts for a place, Chinese definition overlooks the deeper connection between a place and its present residents.
Templates for agreeing—with a difference
I agree that hometown should be defined as the place where one grew up, because my experience of immigrating to a new place during my childhood confirms it.
Templates for agreeing and disagreeing simultaneously
Although I agree with Tuan up to a point, I cannot accept his overall conclusion that intimacy between each other does not require knowing the details of each other’s life. I clearly know my best friend’s birthday, her favorite tastes and what she does not like to eat. Although intimacy does not based on small details, details definitely promote intimacy between each other.
While hometown is defined in dictionaries as the city or town where one was born or grow up, Chinese people seem to consider “hometown” as the place where one’s father was born or grow up. By only focusing on historical accounts for a place, Chinese definition overlooks the deeper connection between a place and its present residents.
Templates for agreeing—with a difference
I agree that hometown should be defined as the place where one grew up, because my experience of immigrating to a new place during my childhood confirms it.
Templates for agreeing and disagreeing simultaneously
Although I agree with Tuan up to a point, I cannot accept his overall conclusion that intimacy between each other does not require knowing the details of each other’s life. I clearly know my best friend’s birthday, her favorite tastes and what she does not like to eat. Although intimacy does not based on small details, details definitely promote intimacy between each other.