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Posted on: Salt and Pepper
On April 12 at 12:42 PM by bababardwan

changye, True mate,but I was thinking that an ash tray would be easier when one resorts to charades than salt.I'm thinking the shaking action might... Read more

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Posted on: Toilet Types
On April 12 at 12:36 PM by bababardwan

bodawei, Thanks for those mate.I'm also wondering if hang ten would be simply translated as gua4shi2? And before the protests come that we're gettin... Read more

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Posted on: Salt and Pepper
On April 12 at 11:37 AM by leaa

烟 yān： cigarette  ; smoke Do you smoke?    你  吸   烟   吗？ （nǐ  xī  yān  ma) The chimney... Read more

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Posted on: Toilet Types
On April 12 at 11:32 AM by kevina

On some of my trips to China I have a couple of women with me who refuse to use the squat toilets available at some of the factories. Our agents have... Read more

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Posted on: Reporting a Loss
On April 12 at 10:51 AM by chris

Hi all, re: banking in China....... just an observation based on my experiences (and I haven't lost a card yet, fingers-crossed!).  For my fir... Read more

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Posted on: Toilet Types
On April 12 at 10:37 AM by anzhiru

My vote for the worst toilet in the world, Algiers airport circa 1983. Read more

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Posted on: Toilet Types
On April 12 at 10:34 AM by anzhiru

Hi missworldtraveller Did you try pulling the pipe? This is how some Belgian loos work. There is no chain or handle, just the down pipe from the ci... Read more

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Posted on: Picking Up 拿
On April 12 at 10:09 AM by miantiao

bodawei, 卡普奇诺 cappucino, at a guess. 平白咖啡 flat white, again another guess. probly wrong but it's fun guessing ;-) 你的中文好像很不错啊！来这里的网站的澳洲朋友也不少，说不定是... Read more

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On April 12 at 10:07 AM by jimoya

There`s no doubt. CP has become my daily therapy! Even listening to the News & Features is fun! By the way, the "new?" lessons sets are so good... Read more

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Posted on: Salt and Pepper
On April 12 at 9:44 AM by changye

Hi rjberki Good job! Actually it's more difficult to properly ask for an ash tray than to ask for salt. An ash tray is 烟灰缸 (yan1 hui1 gang1) in Chi... Read more