User Comments - masterkrang
masterkrang
Posted on: Shanghai Expo: Haibao
April 21, 2010 at 9:15 PMtotally blue short version of gumby.
Posted on: Discussing Contract Renewal
April 9, 2010 at 5:40 PMi just wanted to commend the guy who plays 马经理... i always enjoy the lessons he acts in. you can really feel how he conveys 顾雨's audacity when he says 阿? 你要加百分之五十?
Posted on: Monopoly, Uno, or Twister?
April 2, 2010 at 5:53 PM你们玩过"饿了饿了河马"吗?
Posted on: Dubai
June 19, 2009 at 1:00 PMi think the music for this lesson was stolen from a porno. got me in the mood... to learn chinese.
Posted on: How Far Away are You From Understanding 离？
April 25, 2009 at 3:22 AMspeaking of 离... i learned this quote last week and tried it on one of my friends:
"八九不离十".
"8 and 9 are not far from 10".
you can use this when you want to comunicate to a person that their guess or estimation was close.
i think we have a comparatively similar statement in english that goes a little something like:
"close, but no cigar". (not as popular as it was before, but definitely 八九不离十's english brother)
i'm not sure how universal this quote is... i live in beijing and people here know it pretty well, and so do my taiwanese friends.
Posted on: Does it Have Bones?
March 30, 2009 at 6:19 AMthank you.
just the other day i ate at a muslim restaurant, in beijing, and was so hungry that i swallowed 5 pieces of chicken with bones in them.... after my friend told me there were bones in the food, the first thing i thought of is "who the hell am i going to sue now?". it took me a few minutes to realize that it was me who was the dumbass, not the cook... how's that for cultural lesson?
Posted on: Can You Use Chopsticks?
March 28, 2009 at 8:24 AMi think it's awesome how i get credit for using chopsticks in beijing, when i used them in america since i was a little boy. yes, contrary to popular belief, chopsticks are super-common in america (especially in metro areas). hmmmm, maybe i should keep that a secret, so i can keep cashing in all all the praise????
Posted on: The Final Show
January 11, 2009 at 7:42 PMdrama
Posted on: Get in line!
November 24, 2008 at 7:24 AMi asked a couple of my Taiwanese friends what is different about China and Taiwan, and one of the funniest things they said was that Chinese always "cut".
Posted on: Learning English in China
May 5, 2010 at 8:39 PMhmmm... sensing a bit of chinesepod style brainwashing here. 天下没有免费的午餐。
:)
哑巴这个词“巨搞笑”。