User Comments - RJ
RJ
Posted on: Watch Out!
March 9, 2009 at 10:32 AMIt is noisy in China. Everthing talks or makes noise. When I call China I can hear the car horns in the background. The Chinese use their horns for much more than we do. When you use your horn in the US you are pretty much flipping someone off unless its just a very quick tap for attention. Chinese horn practice would likely get you shot in the US. I also like the cabs, as soon as you get in it starts talking. It always reminded me of the movie total recall - the automated cabs they had on Mars - "welcome to johnny cab, what is your destination" Very sureal. I can close my eyes and know just where I am. I miss it actually. Time to go back I think.
Posted on: Saved by the Gong: Cutting Open a Frog
March 9, 2009 at 4:23 AMPete,
I prefer to have both, but where I can have only one, I dont want to be patronized, I prefer the literal. Anyway, just my opinion.
Posted on: Watch Out!
March 9, 2009 at 3:39 AMThanks Matt,
I get it. Sometimes I answer the phone hello2 and other days its yea4. ;-)
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March 9, 2009 at 3:09 AMinland was asking about wei2. Is there any other use for that beside the telephone greeting?
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March 9, 2009 at 2:57 AMPete - is that wei2 or wei4?
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March 9, 2009 at 1:19 AMIn the US trucks dont talk. There is a very recognizable continuous beep that occurs when a truck is backing but I have never heard one talk.
I remember a friend of mine bought a new car in China and whenever she started the car it would remind you to drive safely and have a nice day. I think I may find that very irritating after a while.
Posted on: Bellydancing and Trade Fairs!
March 8, 2009 at 4:21 PMCassie- Traditional American men can not accept wife or girlfriend doing pole dancing in club either. Maybe in gym with clothes on, in all girl class. Maybe.
Posted on: Bellydancing and Trade Fairs!
March 8, 2009 at 2:47 PMJenny,
In the US we usually associate pole dancing only with strippers. I dont doubt that it may be a new work out fad, but I dont think that is widely known. Even if I heard this I would think it was a cover for women to train to be strippers. The perception in China may be different but Im guessing most people around the world associate pole dancing with stripping. Maybe its just an american thing?
Posted on: Saved by the Gong: Cutting Open a Frog
March 8, 2009 at 1:34 PMwchan,
well Im glad we cleared that up. So you are posting in a way that only one other person can understand?
Posted on: Saved by the Gong: Cutting Open a Frog
March 9, 2009 at 7:40 PMHenning,
I have to agree with you. I guess I just have to wonder, if someone is experimenting with advanced and mixed language from varied sources old and new, with one other person, why not pm? Its not a matter of being smart enough or hard working enough when this involves language from sources we are not privy to. I also was somewhat troubled by the comment re your wife. I convinced myself no harm was intended, but I do think it was in bad taste. I have a great deal of respect for you, and that comment made me very uncomfortable for you.
Tvan
if it were just a matter of level I would have no problem with it. I dont want to guess what their motivation is, but it smacks of arrogance and show-offishness. Its like if I went to english pod and communicated with you using only ebonics, pig latin, and references to 1950's American tv shows just to blow everyone else away. Of course I could do this - so what. And I dont think it would be a matter of the others not being hard working enough if they didnt understand us. My last post re this as well, and I too can easily scroll on. As long as only two guys are doing it, its not a real problem, but what if 20 guys were doing it?
RJ