User Comments - bohan2007

Posted on: 学历造假

Why is 野鸡大学　with 野鸡，meaning "wild chicken" ? Any reason?

Posted on: The Trouble with Marrying a Foreigner

If you don't find this topic interesting, you don't have to join the discussion. No one is forcing you to read this entire thread and join the discussion.

Posted on: Measure Words for Animals

Okay, so we can't use 匹 for donkeys, right?

Posted on: For the Kids

really illuminating lesson.  I've seen school kids wearing red scarves all over the place in China.  I was mislead by my Chinese friends and teachers into thinking that the good students wear red scarves. Now I know it's really just about communisim. 

Posted on: Measure Words for Animals

3 questions: 

why is panda with 只, and bear with 头 ？ A panda is a bear. 

Can elephant be with any other measure words? Why not 头or 匹 ？  

Why is donkey with 头 instead of  匹, which is used for horses, mules, zebras, and camels？

Posted on: Bad Sandwich

whoa, interesting. Sometimes I think of Canada as the U.S.'s twin sibling that's usually really similar, but sometimes a little bit different

Posted on: The Trouble with Marrying a Foreigner

Enjoy your Japanese program. We don't see eye-to-eye on this topic, but that's alright. I think generalizations can definitely be made when referring to Chinese people. This goes against the American rule that "you can't stereotype", which shouldn't be a big surprise because the U.S. and China are nothing alike and none of the normal rules apply to both sides. Generalizations can be made because China is a nation of followers, with each person following the people next to them.

Maybe we can chat more about this when you get back.

Posted on: The Trouble with Marrying a Foreigner

typo: Here are some of the things that I've determined to be* myths:

Posted on: The Trouble with Marrying a Foreigner

yeah, I definitely know what you mean. One of the bizarre things about China is that real "culture shock" often seems to happen not necessarily when first arriving, but after spending many months or even years here. The reason is probably because of being starry-eyed about being in China when first arriving, as you put it. The sense of novelty when first coming to China is like a veil that obscures how things are here. Also because there are so many myths about China that it's a "shock" to find out about them. Here are some of the things that I've determined to me myths: Chinese people are conservative, Chinese people are traditional, there's a lot of etiquette in China, most Chinese people play ping-pong, tea is a big part of Chinese culture, Chinese people are Buddhist or Taoist, Confucianism is a big part of Chinese culture, and many more.

Posted on: The Trouble with Marrying a Foreigner

well I've been in Shanghai for a while now and what I wrote above is based on what I've observed and noticed here in Shanghai.

What you wrote about Chinese racism and xenophobia is really interesting, because I've recently began to notice racist vibes from Chinese people, which was surprising.