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On February 05 at 11:00 PM by piyan

I learned a while back that for the Chinese word for "camera" , there can be two different ways of writing the "xiang" one is 相機 just like in the di... Read more

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On February 05 at 9:58 PM by lydia1981

Oops, I was wrong, the dragon babies are in 2012, guess everybody has to wait for two more years then.. Read more

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On February 05 at 9:51 PM by sydcarten

maybe it's just an aussie term. a penalty rate means extra money you get paid for working under certain conditions. Read more

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On February 05 at 9:11 PM by aperin

在美国这种现象很平常。 但是不要办年货。应该省钱。:) Read more

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On February 05 at 7:28 PM by kangxia

How do Chinese people respond to personal questions like "how much money do you earn?" Do they tell the truth? Read more

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On February 05 at 6:52 PM by ashleykillpack

back to weird ideas about eyes... My chinese friends were always telling me to stop looking at the moon, that looking at the moon was bad for my eyes... Read more

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On February 05 at 6:50 PM by jjinfrance

:O This coming year is the year of Tiger, not dragon, and Tiger is not an animal much appreciated in China. (My sister is a Tiger. When she attends we... Read more

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On February 05 at 6:47 PM by ashleykillpack

When I lived in Gaoxiong I met a lot of older people who couldn't read normal, book-sized characters at all, even with glasses. Or they could only rea... Read more

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On February 05 at 4:53 PM by pretzellogic

the one-child policy was enacted around 1979 or so, so it's likely that everyone older than 31 has a brother or sister. Also, if you visit villages/ru... Read more

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On February 05 at 3:16 PM by lydia1981

Maybe this year is not a good year to get married, but it IS a good year to have (dragon) babies, right? :-) Read more