<![CDATA[Comments on: Argument over Garbage (1)]]> 2008-11-18 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: chinkerfly]]> Ahh  this lesson really takes me back.  *tear* Reminds me of the way Chongqing women sound when they get into an uproar about something or other. 

]]> Ahh  this lesson really takes me back.  *tear* Reminds me of the way Chongqing women sound when they get into an uproar about something or other. 

]]> <![CDATA[By: wuansen]]> Great lesson! I'll have to learn some of those so I don't sound as crude when yelling at my neighbours!

How about a lesson on "6:30am on a Saturday (or any day for that matter) is not a time to start gutting an apartment" ?

]]> Great lesson! I'll have to learn some of those so I don't sound as crude when yelling at my neighbours!

How about a lesson on "6:30am on a Saturday (or any day for that matter) is not a time to start gutting an apartment" ?

]]> <![CDATA[By: user3586]]> This is too useful. The notes on the door seem to have little effect as my next door neighbor still leaves their garbage bag leaking in the 20cm space between our doors even after many "不是卫生..." notes.

]]> This is too useful. The notes on the door seem to have little effect as my next door neighbor still leaves their garbage bag leaking in the 20cm space between our doors even after many "不是卫生..." notes.

]]> <![CDATA[By: persimone]]> 今天的课很有意思。在德国我给外国学生上德语棵，有时也谈起关垃圾的问题。有的学生觉得，关于垃圾处理的规定有点复杂。如果把垃圾乱扔也容易会引起邻居的不高兴。
在德国家里一般要垃圾分类，比如废纸，玻璃，生物垃圾(水果皮等等),包装材料等，还有别的垃圾，一般不要放在一起扔。垃圾袋也最好不要在楼房里走廊或别人门口那乱放。
住在德国一般要交垃圾处理费. 所以垃圾是比较有意思的题目。
在中国，私人一般交垃圾处理费吗?

]]> 今天的课很有意思。在德国我给外国学生上德语棵，有时也谈起关垃圾的问题。有的学生觉得，关于垃圾处理的规定有点复杂。如果把垃圾乱扔也容易会引起邻居的不高兴。
在德国家里一般要垃圾分类，比如废纸，玻璃，生物垃圾(水果皮等等),包装材料等，还有别的垃圾，一般不要放在一起扔。垃圾袋也最好不要在楼房里走廊或别人门口那乱放。
住在德国一般要交垃圾处理费. 所以垃圾是比较有意思的题目。
在中国，私人一般交垃圾处理费吗?

]]> <![CDATA[By: pearltowerpete]]> Hi bettine

在中国很多地方都有类似的服务。尤其是比较高档的公寓。但一般的楼房，像我自己住的，没有。

听说日本和台湾分垃圾很普及，不分甚至分错了要罚款。但我在台湾的时候没特别留意到这点。在大陆，不用自己分，一起乱放就可以，都会有人把瓶子，纸板，等找出来。

比较大的家电会有破烂车来回收。几乎每天早上都能听到他们录音广播：“回收：彩电，冰箱，空调，电脑，洗衣机。”

]]> Hi bettine

在中国很多地方都有类似的服务。尤其是比较高档的公寓。但一般的楼房，像我自己住的，没有。

听说日本和台湾分垃圾很普及，不分甚至分错了要罚款。但我在台湾的时候没特别留意到这点。在大陆，不用自己分，一起乱放就可以，都会有人把瓶子，纸板，等找出来。

比较大的家电会有破烂车来回收。几乎每天早上都能听到他们录音广播：“回收：彩电，冰箱，空调，电脑，洗衣机。”

]]> <![CDATA[By: pearltowerpete]]> And here's a suggestion for all poddies: do your part to prevent fraud. Smash your bottles of foreign alcohol after drinking. These are a very tempting target for unscrupulous people who will refill them with who knows what.

Many Chinese restaurants have the same policy with their high-end 白酒 (bai2jiu3, grain alcohol) bottles.

]]> And here's a suggestion for all poddies: do your part to prevent fraud. Smash your bottles of foreign alcohol after drinking. These are a very tempting target for unscrupulous people who will refill them with who knows what.

Many Chinese restaurants have the same policy with their high-end 白酒 (bai2jiu3, grain alcohol) bottles.

]]> <![CDATA[By: John]]> Man, once we get started on this argument/complaint train, there is no end to what kind of dialogues we could do. We are listening for what's most needed...

Pete, what's the best way to break bottles? Bar fights? :)

]]> Man, once we get started on this argument/complaint train, there is no end to what kind of dialogues we could do. We are listening for what's most needed...

Pete, what's the best way to break bottles? Bar fights? :)

]]> <![CDATA[By: John]]> Bettine,

在我主的公寓，每楼都有公用的垃圾桶。这样我们不用下楼扔垃圾，出门就可以了。这个收垃圾服务好像包括在业务管理费用内。

]]> Bettine,

在我主的公寓，每楼都有公用的垃圾桶。这样我们不用下楼扔垃圾，出门就可以了。这个收垃圾服务好像包括在业务管理费用内。

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> What a lesson ! I didn't think the lesson title was very inspiring ,but boy was I wrong; a real humdinger,and from the [1] I take it this is only round one.I say bring on round 2 !

I loved the way the old ladies spat out their Chinese.It sounded great.Tones sound so good in an argument.Perhaps that's what I need to improve my tones and more clearly define them.

I was thinking that if these ladies were old that perhaps they may have had trouble with the stairs and it might have been nice n neighbourly to take the garbage down for them,but there was nothing feeble [or old ] sounding about these two.I think they were working on the principle that the best form of defence is attack.A pre-emptive strike.I bet they've read Sun Tzu's Art of War too.Poor guy didn't know what hit him I'm sure.Such a ridiculous argument,and yet you do hear people having such arguments.Even though they sounded guilty to me in that they claimed there was nothing wrong putting the garbage in the corridor,I wonder if D is also a suspect?

Lots of fabulous new vocab too like hualiyouhua.I love the way Chinese constructs these larger concepts.Beautiful.

]]> What a lesson ! I didn't think the lesson title was very inspiring ,but boy was I wrong; a real humdinger,and from the [1] I take it this is only round one.I say bring on round 2 !

I loved the way the old ladies spat out their Chinese.It sounded great.Tones sound so good in an argument.Perhaps that's what I need to improve my tones and more clearly define them.

I was thinking that if these ladies were old that perhaps they may have had trouble with the stairs and it might have been nice n neighbourly to take the garbage down for them,but there was nothing feeble [or old ] sounding about these two.I think they were working on the principle that the best form of defence is attack.A pre-emptive strike.I bet they've read Sun Tzu's Art of War too.Poor guy didn't know what hit him I'm sure.Such a ridiculous argument,and yet you do hear people having such arguments.Even though they sounded guilty to me in that they claimed there was nothing wrong putting the garbage in the corridor,I wonder if D is also a suspect?

Lots of fabulous new vocab too like hualiyouhua.I love the way Chinese constructs these larger concepts.Beautiful.

]]> <![CDATA[By: pearltowerpete]]> Hi John, 

I've always just stuck them in a bag and smashed them, but whatever works! When he moved house, one of my friends was offered 10 yuan per bottle for his collection of ABSOLUT bottles by the moving guys. He declined. 

Hi bababardwan,

I'm the poor guy in the lesson. It was definitely a Clash of the Titans. I'm sorry to say that just like when I argue in English, the best zingers came too late. But that's the beauty of Connie, Jiaojie and Jenny's script-writing.

After the dust settled, I probably should've smoothed things over in the time honored way:
大家都是朋友，抽烟， 抽烟！*taps on pack of cigarettes*

 

]]> Hi John, 

I've always just stuck them in a bag and smashed them, but whatever works! When he moved house, one of my friends was offered 10 yuan per bottle for his collection of ABSOLUT bottles by the moving guys. He declined. 

Hi bababardwan,

I'm the poor guy in the lesson. It was definitely a Clash of the Titans. I'm sorry to say that just like when I argue in English, the best zingers came too late. But that's the beauty of Connie, Jiaojie and Jenny's script-writing.

After the dust settled, I probably should've smoothed things over in the time honored way:
大家都是朋友，抽烟， 抽烟！*taps on pack of cigarettes*

 

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