User Comments - henning
henning
Posted on: Roommates and What Chinese Think of Foreigners
April 20, 2008 at 3:09 PMJP, can't you do the limerick in Chinese? That would surely add some challenge.
Posted on: Going to the Pharmacy
April 20, 2008 at 6:29 AMThere is a hidden meta-language cultural point in this Dialogue. Our sick protagonast *snuffles* audible. In the west this is considered rude, you need to *blow* your nose. In China it is the absolute opposite. Blowing your nose is met with disgust (I guessthis is also why paper tissues are only coming in strange parfumed types in China - they are not for blowing but for sniffing). Culture becomes really dangerous here. On a very subcutaneous level. Be aware.
Posted on: Updating Old Lessons
April 19, 2008 at 10:45 AMAnyone kept track of the replacement action? How many renewed lessons have appeared so far? When is the second batch due?
Posted on: Fruit Salad
April 19, 2008 at 6:06 AMjarona, here you go: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/flowers-and-bugs/ ;)
Posted on: What is a Chengyu?
April 18, 2008 at 12:53 PMchangye, goulnik, those are great. I wonder if a really Advanced or native speaker could fool other Chinese by cleverly making up "Chengyus" using that 七?八? pattern...
Posted on: Ping Pong Nation
April 18, 2008 at 6:36 AMauntie, Ups, of course. And it even says so in the given translation. Sorry for bothering. Obviously haven't had enough coffee yet.
Posted on: Ping Pong Nation
April 18, 2008 at 6:29 AMA small question regarding an idiomatic structure in the Expansion: 笼子里的鸡怎么一夜间全死了？ 全死了?? Could you alternatively just "die a little bit"? (You might do so in French, but in Chinese)
Posted on: Roommates and What Chinese Think of Foreigners
April 18, 2008 at 5:37 AMBut the limerick riddle is hopefully not going to replace the MM, is it?
Posted on: Roommates and What Chinese Think of Foreigners
April 18, 2008 at 5:34 AMMy wife always complained that western food is basicly just meat, meat, and more meat. Much unlike the *real* Chinese cuisine which consists of sooo many vegetables, and tofu ingredients. Now I have a collegue from Inner Mongolia now and he is complaining about Western food also. Not enough meat, all vegetables. Much unlike *real* chinese food which is just mountains of meat, real good meat, lamb, beef, pork. :)
Posted on: Going to the Pharmacy
April 20, 2008 at 3:26 PMlicha, huh? Because light helps out other learners and comments on cultural issues related to the lesson? If you want more Chinese banter, why not join us in the upper levels. Pinyin is bad on your eyes anyway. The pharmacist prescribes pure 汉字. P.S.: I just checked your other comments - not really contributing to the collaborative learning expericience either, if you ask me.