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PG-30
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Mar 24, 2008 - 03:28 PM |
 
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| szwliew wrote: |
Chinese don't need sunglasses since slanteyes don't let in much light anyways, duh.
BTW I am chinese |
you gotta be kiddin |
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boredengineer
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Mar 24, 2008 - 03:42 PM |
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Take a wild guess genius. |
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Mar 24, 2008 - 03:59 PM |
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| szwliew wrote: |
| Take a wild guess genius. |
let me guess, oh yeah, cuz you are blind  ,aint you |
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jzzzzzzz
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Mar 25, 2008 - 08:15 AM |
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| sbergman wrote: |
| Dyniquee, in the West..... |
sbergman, when you say 'in the west' do you mean 'in the United States'? I've never heard of your white shoe thingy and have no idea what labor day is. |
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boredengineer
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Mar 25, 2008 - 12:37 PM |
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| sbergman wrote: |
| Dyniquee, in the West..... |
sbergman, when you say 'in the west' do you mean 'in the United States'? I've never heard of your white shoe thingy and have no idea what labor day is. |
Yeah its a US thing, and I'm guessing really old fashioned. I've only heard references of "wearing white after labor day" on bad TV shows. |
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jzzzzzzz
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Mar 26, 2008 - 09:39 AM |
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| szwliew wrote: |
| Yeah its a US thing, and I'm guessing really old fashioned. I've only heard references of "wearing white after labor day" on bad TV shows. |
Thanks. I was trying to make a point about sbergman's point number 1:
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| 1) At what age does a Chinese child learn the word and concept for foreigner? When they say weiguoren do they actually mean foreigner or do they mean white person? |
She hinted that Chinese people may like to lump all foreigners together and then went on to lump all foreigners together. |
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jzzzzzzz
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Mar 26, 2008 - 09:43 AM |
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| 6. Text message instead of leaving a voicemail - west uses voicemail predominantly |
I'm guessing by 'west' you mean 'United States'.
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| 7. Natural fear of dogs - the west views dogs as great pets |
I hate dogs. |
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sbergman
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Mar 26, 2008 - 05:22 PM |
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Yes, I realized my Labor Day slip after I made it - and it's actually Memorial Day, not Labor Day.
I was not, however, hinting that Chinese people lump all foreigners together. Actually, just the opposite. I was wondering whether weiguoren was also used when pointing at Japanese or Koreans on the street. |
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8lrr8
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Mar 26, 2008 - 05:25 PM |
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^ i think some refer to them either as what they are (i.e. japanese/korean), or call them: dong fang ren. |
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PG-30
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Mar 27, 2008 - 01:06 PM |
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| ^ i think some refer to them either as what they are (i.e. japanese/korean), or call them: dong fang ren. |
no, no one would say dong fang ren when referring Japanese or Koreans. Usually we just say ri4 ben3 ren2 or han2 guo2 ren2, and also wai4 guo2 ren2 sometimes. |
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8lrr8
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Mar 27, 2008 - 06:13 PM |
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^ i can easily gather up a shitload of people who would refer to japanese/korean people as dong fang ren on occassion. not always, but sometimes? u can bet your life on it. |
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PG-30
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Mar 28, 2008 - 10:46 AM |
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| ^ i can easily gather up a shitload of people who would refer to japanese/korean people as dong fang ren on occassion. not always, but sometimes? u can bet your life on it. |
well, if you really want to put it this way, I have to say yes, you can, it all depends on the context. Dong fang ren means eastern people , which contains people in several counties, inculding Chinese. You can use dong fang ren when you are talking about eastern people and western people, but it is confusing and awkward when you try to specify people's citizenship. |
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8lrr8
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Mar 28, 2008 - 10:55 AM |
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| You can use dong fang ren when you are talking about eastern people and western people, but it is confusing and awkward when you try to specify people's citizenship. |
when u cant quite be sure what country someone is from, the phrase is quite useful. |
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Mar 28, 2008 - 03:42 PM |
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| when u cant quite be sure what country someone is from, the phrase is quite useful. |
not for chinese, how can you use a phrase that includs yourself to identify people from yourselves. Sbergman was asking what a chinese would say. Will an american, in the states, use "western people" to refer to a bunch of caucasion look people on the other side of the street?I dont think so |
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8lrr8
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Mar 28, 2008 - 03:50 PM |
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| PG-30 wrote: |
| Will an american, in the states, use "western people" to refer to a bunch of caucasion look people on the other side of the street?I dont think so |
depends who else is on the other side of the street. |
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PG-30
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Mar 28, 2008 - 06:45 PM |
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| PG-30 wrote: |
| Will an american, in the states, use "western people" to refer to a bunch of caucasion look people on the other side of the street?I dont think so |
depends who else is on the other side of the street. |
you also can call them earthmen when they are surrounded by extraterrestrials. |
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8lrr8
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Mar 28, 2008 - 08:16 PM |
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PG-30
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jzzzzzzz
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Mar 28, 2008 - 08:59 PM |
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Yes, I realized my Labor Day slip after I made it - and it's actually Memorial Day, not Labor Day.
I was not, however, hinting that Chinese people lump all foreigners together. Actually, just the opposite. I was wondering whether weiguoren was also used when pointing at Japanese or Koreans on the street. |
Oops apologies  |
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timtop
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Mar 31, 2008 - 03:12 AM |
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"but after the 1st foreugner got u the red stilletties , u never looked back heh D?
i'll give u credit, d; , u r after all the 1st chinese girl here to admit she will "never date a chinese"
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^fukuman?!
I dated a t¡betan a year ago though."
HAHA, u race traitor (han zhen/ zhu?). yet another laowai to have notched u up eh? free t¡bet!
i luve hangin with my korean and jap classmates in uni. so funny to watch them talk to them for about 4 sentences b4 the grim realisation came that i spoke better chinese. hah!
same when i hang with my bosses in london and talk chinese. people brush my aside and question me like im some kinda freak, love it! |
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brasil
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Mar 31, 2008 - 05:39 PM |
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walking backwards good for the backbone |
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sbergman
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Mar 31, 2008 - 07:21 PM |
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Okay - new question:
Is there a traditional Chinese retirement or housewarming present? |
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SnappySammy
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Apr 01, 2008 - 12:15 AM |
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Retirement gift that depends. Housewarming gift 50" Lcd TV would be nice |
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PG-30
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Apr 01, 2008 - 12:51 AM |
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Okay - new question:
Is there a traditional Chinese retirement or housewarming present? |
I m afraid there are not Chinese traditional gifts for retirement, although some retiring people will give colleagues candies or sth...
there ARE Chinese(Shanghainese, cuz traditions are different in different cities) traditional gifts for housewarming; some specific sweet cakes and buns are usually used to express the wish for sweetness and prosperity in this scenario. （couldnt find the pic)
But it will be funny for a foreiger to give the person that, what do you think? |
Last edited by PG-30 on Apr 01, 2008 - 12:58 AM; edited 2 times in total |
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PG-30
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Apr 01, 2008 - 12:55 AM |
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| Retirement gift that depends. Housewarming gift 50" Lcd TV would be nice |
must be refundable |
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