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Posted on: Going Dutch
On July 30 at 4:21 PM by humalin

哈哈哈!!  "请问 ， 哪 位 先生 买单" Read more

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On July 30 at 4:19 PM by giu79

thank you! Read more

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Posted on: Noisy Eater
On July 30 at 3:11 PM by bodawei

你在开玩笑，对吧？ 我有啜的人的回忆 - 大概喝血汤的声音。 Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Wordplay
On July 30 at 2:29 PM by chris1

Thanks RJ.  Read more

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Posted on: Going Dutch
On July 30 at 2:15 PM by humalin

I'm also from Mexico and my family shares that chinese tradition. My father and grandfather really enjoy paying the bill most of the times and actuall... Read more

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On July 30 at 2:14 PM by tingyun

Jenny had a great blog post discussing the complexity of these attitudes: http://jennyzhu.com/2009/03/09/language-snobs-and-regional-superiority/ M... Read more

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On July 30 at 2:03 PM by Grambers

Ooooh, the last comment was mine, and it yielded a REAL Qing Wen, so let me try again! I've been listening to lots of Chinese media discussion recen... Read more

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On July 30 at 2:02 PM by tingyun

Yep, that's right, and your analogy is very good. With the possible exception of locally accented mandarin also being something that can be distingui... Read more

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On July 30 at 1:58 PM by Grambers

With 170-odd comments, it could well be that somebody has already pointed this out, but can I just say that - to my mind - this is the best * lesson i... Read more

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On July 30 at 1:53 PM by Grambers

As ouyangjun pointed out, Shanghainese are famous for their contempt (strong word, but I'll stick by it) of those benighted Chinese unfortunate enough... Read more