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RJ
Posted on: Dreams of the Departed 陇西行
February 28, 2009 at 1:45 PMwell said Miantiao. well said.
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Inner Mongolia
February 27, 2009 at 11:46 AMchangye- got it. Thanks. 带走 - leave with it strapped to me. Carry out. Love it.
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Inner Mongolia
February 27, 2009 at 10:58 AMPete,
I built a still in my basement when I was in high school. A little brown sugar water and yeast ferments nicely. I ran the thing around the clock for many days using an electric hot plate as a heat source. My father got wise when he saw the electric bill, but I did manage to make a good supply of hootch before he shut me down.
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Inner Mongolia
February 27, 2009 at 10:50 AMChangye- I usually say da bao hui jia. Even when I want food "to go" at mcdonalds because I can never remember how to say take out. They always know what I mean. Am I saying it wrong?
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Inner Mongolia
February 27, 2009 at 10:20 AMInteresting that there is no direct translation of doggy bag in Chinese. Would it be gou de bao or xiao gou de bao? Maybe as pets are becoming more prevalent in China this will catch on. The doggie bag of course has come full circle in the US as few so called treats are actually fed to the family pet. I think it survives as kind of a joke because its not very classy to carry home table scraps in a bag to eat later, but as long as its "for the spoiled family dog", its ok. I never ask for a bag. I just find it very tacky, and when Im full Im not into planning a next meal. So the joke doesnt really work - a sheep in a da bao really makes no mention of dog, or is this idea ingrained in the Chinese psyche? I kind of doubt they think of this as a "doggy" bag.
Posted on: The Final Show
February 26, 2009 at 5:40 PMAmber was growing restless. Time for a change, she planned a 6 week semi secret vac to NY before Xmas by recording lessons in advance to avoid any disruption. During this trip she made the final decision to stay in NY. I cant speak for Amber, but this is the way I understood it as she explained it to me. I doubt very much she was forced to leave. On the contrary.
Posted on: Personal Ad
February 26, 2009 at 9:55 AMI guess my favorite asian love story was my sassy girl (Korean 2001). All fate. No personal ads. And who doesnt know an asian girl like this?
bababardwan- as for sequels to this lesson, what guy who makes 1MM RMB per year, has a house and car, is tall and handsome, has so much trouble finding a date that he needs to go to a personal ad? If I were the guy, I would be put off by the girls bluntness and high interest in material things.
Posted on: Personal Ad
February 25, 2009 at 10:21 AMHenning,
love the apron hunter although an apron makes me think of an older woman. We have many such expressions but they wouldnt be appropriate here. We (men) are all hunters at heart I guess. I have always hated the personal ads though. Takes all the fate and challenge out of it, and adds a new element of potential deceit. In the US we have e-harmony which claims to match couples based on psychological profile. You have to take a test. I wonder how that would work out in China? Oh, and it costs money, of course.
Posted on: Personal Ad
February 25, 2009 at 9:54 AMHenning,
we also refer to girls as "skirts" in the US, as in "he spends all his time chasing skirts"
Posted on: Sorry and Thank You
March 1, 2009 at 4:23 AMshort, weak, dilute.