User Comments - ashaman5
ashaman5
Posted on: Eating in Korea
July 11, 2012 at 3:01 PMapparently they had a server problem or something according to Jenny.
Posted on: Which City Do You Like?
July 9, 2012 at 2:30 PMI feel compelled to mention again how regressive the new font and layout on the pdfs are. the lines just run together and it is an ugly, square font. why change something beautiful?
Posted on: Random and Reckless
July 7, 2012 at 3:27 PMalso, i agree--it's hard to visually parse what line belongs to what characters. the whole thing runs together. -dislike-
Posted on: Random and Reckless
July 7, 2012 at 3:23 PMyeah, that font is font is just not piao liang at all. it's hard to imagine folks liking it.
Posted on: Taking Transportation
June 30, 2012 at 3:33 PMah, jiao zi is a palanquin. hope that helps.
Posted on: Coffee Shop
June 28, 2012 at 2:33 PMinteresting thought! thanks.
Posted on: Coffee Shop
June 27, 2012 at 2:48 PMthese transliterations are always interesting, and sometimes puzzling. why "na tie" for example? chinese has the "la" sound of course, so why not "la tie"?
Posted on: Need a Sofa?
June 4, 2012 at 5:00 PMcool hint on mai3 vs. mai4. I do something similar for the characters...you "gain" money by selling so mai4 has a "plus" on top.
Posted on: The Tea Scam
May 31, 2012 at 1:56 PMyou're lucky. I had a similar thing happen to me in Shanghai (no prices on the menu, even...) but there were 3 surly men in the restaurant over 2m tall. there wasn't an easy way to talk myself out of that one. most expensive tea ever.
Posted on: Eating in Korea
July 11, 2012 at 3:01 PMI hate it too. awful font and presentation.