are dialects just as acceptable in public places? nowadays we can see that emplyees at big cities' subway station have uesd dialects of other parts of the country to help customers understand the directions,especially for those who come from small village and are not familiar with mandarin.Using dialects is a solution to offer better service and to make things convenient for the people,some proponents asserted.however,some others disagree it,they argued that encouraging the use of dialects in public counters the national policy to promote mandarin.As far as i concerned,i would prefer the former view that encouaging even populizing the use of dialects in public counters.Followings are my standpoints. first,china has a long historical culture,and dialect is one of them.After joining the WTO,the economic has developed rapidly,the culture exchange has been more lively.chinese acquaints the foreign culture,meantime we forgot the culture of our own.dialect is precious and significant heritage.when we are using it in public counters,we are aslo protect and publicize chinese culture. second,from the view of some countryman who is from small village,they are in need of dialect to translate the meaning of mandarin.some of them,especially people over the age of 60, are not familiar with mandarin even can not understand it at all.so offering dialects is a service needed for them.third,dialect is more than a mere tool for communication,it also enrich the mandarin and has the function of entertainment through the television and Internet,just like the current popularity of northeastern dialect throughout china.such a phenomenon reflects the audience's attitude to dialects which cater to the taste of the majority. From the above standpoint,i claim that we must protect the local dialect because it is our cultural treasure,we have to promote it because we are losing it gradually,we should not forbid the using of dialect in public because majority of Chinese enjoy it and minority need it.