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Posted on: Rice First
On March 14 at 9:19 AM by RJ

Oh I get it if I am ordering. The problem is training my Chinese colleagues. When someone else is ordering its hard to get them to remember. If you do... Read more

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Posted on: Rice First
On March 14 at 9:02 AM by RJ

Bodawei, I think you said it well. I thought you might tell us that in "Bizarro China" rice was served first :-). The only time I eat rice is in th... Read more

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Posted on: Rice First
On March 14 at 8:58 AM by bodawei

RJ - here's a suggestion: just order the beer. Walk in and order the beer. After the beer comes, order the food. The thing in China is that they do w... Read more

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Posted on: Rice First
On March 14 at 8:48 AM by RJ

Ok, since you mentioned it, that is one thing that drives me crazy in China. In the US, they take drink orders first. I also like to relax with a beer... Read more

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Posted on: Rice First
On March 14 at 8:13 AM by paulanthony

For me it's beer (or wine) first every time, the food tastes better and relaxes me    :) Read more

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On March 14 at 7:22 AM by watyamacallit

I'm looking at the transcript, and it says 很好, not 和好. Read more

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Posted on: Food Poisoning
On March 14 at 7:21 AM by bodawei

Hi waiguoren Well it is a pretty decent theory that Western restaurants are high risk and cheap Chinese (as long as it's busy) are low risk, so you... Read more

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On March 14 at 7:07 AM by bodawei

Baba I haven't heard the ad (we are protected from such decadent ways) but when I go to KFC (oh, I'm past help) I have a 经典的 jīngdiǎnde (classic) c... Read more

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Posted on: Food Poisoning
On March 14 at 6:27 AM by waiguoren

I only got occasional food poisoning when I was in China. One time was in Nanjing, eating Western food. I and three other friends, suspect it was the... Read more

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Posted on: Rice First
On March 14 at 5:36 AM by bodawei

I don't think that there is a simple explanation to the 'rice last' tradition - the reasoning has changed through time. Even where you are eating and... Read more