User Comments - Lantian
Lantian
Posted on: Finding a Cheap Hostel
August 8, 2007 at 12:17 AMHi Goulniky, FYI, Motel 168 is pretty nice actually. I think better than a 'motel' in north america. They are not necessarily near a subway stop, but taking a taxi is easy enough. Note also that it fills up quickly in the evenings, even if you have a registration. The lowest priced rooms at Y168 go very quickly. The higher priced rooms however are still very fair, about Y200+. Other places in Shanghai are much pricier.
Posted on: Asking for a Phone Number
August 7, 2007 at 5:24 PMHi onemarky, I don't know the technical rationale for yao, it has I think to do with the rhythm of the language when saying numbers, and for clarity, and maybe for whatever other historic reasons. It's kinda just like how U.S. English often says five-o-two, instead of zero. Except it's always so in Chinese when saying phone numbers and other strings of numbers. My knowledge of Cantonese says one is pronounce like 'yut', so I don't think it's similar. Clearly though, yao is now putonghua and used throughout China as standard.
Posted on: The DVD Vendor
August 7, 2007 at 8:52 AMTHE REAL MACOY - to be very frank, 坦白说/tan bai shuo, sometimes I feel I get as much if not more from the banter than the dialogues. I know this isn't the case for everyone, and it's good to have both. I thought that this podcast dialogue presented so much real-life vocabulary in an interesting way, so I was surprised to hear John say, maybe a little apologetically that it might not be realistic. I don't think I've ever really met a real-life situation that fit textbook dialogues. In fact I think it's probably impossible and maybe even not that interesting...or memorable. This dialogue's little bit of 'trash talk'n really engaged me. I'm just saying, this is one podcast I am going to listen to many many times, and it's because the dialogue was great, and so was the banter. And my repeated listening has nothing to do with my need to purchase DVDs in China....umm well maybe yes.
Posted on: Jaywalking
August 5, 2007 at 4:11 AMHi Nimpo, Wouldn't it be better if you just gave me an internet connection and had pizza delivered every day? Who wants to commute these days? I'm part of a newer more demanding generation. ;p 开玩笑。
Posted on: #10
August 3, 2007 at 5:40 AMA1-flavor, U doing it up in the 'vid? Roll'n your peddle-pushr 'round 'ol Shanghai Nutt'n on a natural high U doing it up? Cpod muzic. Was' your name? Roll'n it up in Cpod muzic.
Posted on: #10
August 2, 2007 at 4:40 PMA GOOD DAY - hmm, many good things happened to me today. :) 今天真过的不错。
Posted on: Jaywalking
August 2, 2007 at 3:07 AMGREEN LIGHT - In the U.S. it's actually against the law, at least that's the general impression. In China...actually I avoid the intersection and cross in the middle of the road...seems safer to me.... I wonder if there is actually a 'law'?
Posted on: #10
August 1, 2007 at 2:53 PM哦 last post, the movie is a GREAT movie! There is unrequited love, devotion, hatred, friendship and great alien goo in the movie, who could ask for more?! And Amber, does the box have a shiny little anti-piracy sticker on it too? It's real for sure, ah huh. 你改再听听假冒iPoni的播客！;o
Posted on: #10
August 1, 2007 at 2:43 PMHenning, please please only fasten your seat belt. If you let Amber and Jenny do up your seatbelt, it might end up looking like this... http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/animal-abuse/japans-hello-kitty-cat-humiliation-system-282872.php
Posted on: #11
August 8, 2007 at 6:40 AMCHECK PLEASE - a pretty scandalous clip. However, I'm pretty sure I've never seen it, at least not from the beginning to the end or without having napped.... ;p