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I've known and have been making Chinese friends for six years. What I've come to find is, despite the province they are from, for the most part, nothi... Read more

baba Im guessing it has more to do with myth, legend, hype, and good advertising. Read more

come to think of it, I've had durian ice cream and it didn't smell much at all but certainly tasted like it. Perhaps I had artificial flavouring and y... Read more

What about bench seats? Not sure how common they are any more though in cars, but maybe in light trucks. Isn't this about cars though and not about pl... Read more

In the US trucks emit a high pitched beep when in reverse, in China they parrot elementary chinese lessons. If your car could talk, would you love it,... Read more

Now that I'm thinking about it; I'm sure ketchup, tomato SAUCE is still 茄汁 in Cantonese. So how do they describe tomato JUICE, since 茄汁 in Cantonese,... Read more

I'll bet in SH they toned it down for the civilians!! Ha ha. Usually, at least for the actual fruit itself, it's a bench-clearing, restaurant- emptyin... Read more

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I have a question about a sentence from this podcast: "昨天我逛了一天,结果什么都没买。" I have often heard "逛街" translated as window shopping, and presented as s... Read more

I once ordered a baked durian pastry for dessert in a restaurant in SH. It didnt stink, and it was good. I cant remember what it was called, and will... Read more