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Posted on: Buying on Taobao

Thanks Jenny for those other website references.Very interesting.Will have to check them out.Ta.

Posted on: Buying on Taobao

wxgcathy,

I wondered about giving them away.I think the same principle would apply in the west in that regard.But what about the poor? I presume there are similar systems in place with regard to recycling old clothes.

Posted on: Reading Faces and Shanghai Architecture

turdferguson,

That is absolutely hilarious.I'd be selling the rights to that story to some movie producer.I reckon a great comedy movie could be made around that.Thanks for sharing.

Posted on: Buying on Taobao

wxgcathy,

Thanks for letting me know.Now that you say it ,it doesn't surprise me.So do the Chinese just ditch their old clothes then? I have a feeling for the reason behind this knowing of some Chinese beliefs,but I'd love someone to elaborate on this.

Posted on: Buying on Taobao

Thanks John.I'm starting to wonder about Amber's Ayi;it's not the first time she's mentioned her Ayi messing up her clothes situation.I love listening to these much higher levels.I think there is a lot for someone on a lower level to gain from the exercise.I liked listening to your conversation with Jenny as there were no cheat sheets for me to go with.Speaking of cheat,I was sure I heard the word for cheat in your convo ;pian4;and more sure because of the context of the topic.

Speaking of ebay I can recommend a very funny send up of ebay by Weird Al Yankovic on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYokLWfqbaU

Hard to get the tune out of your head when you hear it.

Henning may be interested because it refers to Shatner's old toupe;hilarious.

Posted on: Buying on Taobao

Great topic and great dialogue.Is tao2bao3 part of ebay ,or is it the same concept but separate from ebay altogether?

On ebay you can't buy/sell 2nd hand underwear [who would want to anyway? ],but is this tao2bao3 for new clothing also ? I usually think of ebay as being for 2nd hand dongxi but I know you can buy some stuff new.

Posted on: Come on up!

mattwhyndham,

I'm with you on this one.I also loved the "Tao of Pooh" as you may have surmised.I initially read  Lao tzu's[Lǎozǐ;老子] Tao de Jing                         [道德经;Dàodéjīng] which was very interesting and thought provoking,and thus I greatly enjoyed it.It was delightful then to have this original masterpiece reinterpretted in the context of Pooh.As good as it is ,and as accessible as it makes Daoist thought for westerners,I was aware that some critics do not entirely agree with it's interpretation.Still ,I thought it had many wonderful messages that we can learn from.I agree it would be interesting to have it published in Chinese [are you sure this hasn't been done? ] ,and I like the name reversal.

Posted on: Don't Never Say Never

kybod4,

Very funny.Yeah,you either love durian or hate it.You should have seen the reaction my daughters friend had the other day when she tried durian mooncake;hilarious.Sorry I can't help with your question.

Posted on: Nationalities

calkins,

That's a great idea;seeing how many hits a Chinese phase gets on google to get an idea of which expression is more commonly used.First time I've seen that idea.Thanks.

Posted on: What size?

Jenny,

Thanks for your cultural insights.I greatly enjoy hearing what you have to say.I was surprised to hear you say "especially girls" in reference to foot binding.My meagre knowledge of Chinese culture would have led me to believe this was only done in girls.Can I infer from what you have said that it is sometimes done in boys too??

Ken's comments in this podcast were as always hilarious.A natural comedian.