User Comments - calkins
calkins
Posted on: Detroit
April 6, 2008 at 10:49 PMSorry, I'll stop talking about Chicago and get back to the city at hand. I don't know why Detroit gets such a bad rap. The downtown area is pretty nice, and it has a pretty decent waterfront. And of course, Windsor is right across the water!
Posted on: Detroit
April 6, 2008 at 10:47 PMGesang...I'm 36 years young and have lived in Chicago for 13 years - I went to enough bars in my 20's to suffice for the rest of my life ;) I knew there were a lot of bars here, just didn't realize Chicago has the most in the U.S., per capita.
Posted on: Detroit
April 6, 2008 at 6:59 PMGood to know RJ....I live here and didn't even know that! Sad to say that I don't make it out to the bars much anymore.
Posted on: Detroit
April 6, 2008 at 6:31 PMGrancher, speaking of Chicago, I'd love a lesson on my beautiful 芝加哥 !
Posted on: Tomb Sweeping Day
April 6, 2008 at 6:21 PMensiform, I'm not sure your reasons for learning Chinese, but if you ever plan on going to China, or conversing with Chinese, you'll hear that sweet "ng" sound a lot. It's just a simple and polite way of agreeing or saying yes. Personally, I love it and it always sounds nice to my ears. If you plan on learning Chinese for the long haul, you better get used to it :)
Posted on: Name-Calling, Chinese-Style
April 6, 2008 at 3:04 PMlight487, the QW's don't come with a PDF transcript...I agree, it would be nice. However, with most of the newer ones, Connie provides the dialogue in the comments section (in this one, it's the first comment at the top).
Posted on: Insect Market and Having a Baby
April 5, 2008 at 3:34 PMThat's cool cockfighter, whatever you need to tell yourself to justify taking chickens out of their natural environment and forcing them to fight. There is a big difference between that and harvesting chickens for human consumption. But this is not the place for this conversation. CPod stands for ChinesePod, not CockfighterPod.
Posted on: Insect Market and Having a Baby
April 5, 2008 at 4:13 AMThere's always been debate on what the oldest sport in history is...some say wrestling, some say bocce, some say others. Personally, I don't think forcing animals to fight each other (in any form) can be considered a sport.
Posted on: Can you Speak Chinese?
April 5, 2008 at 3:45 AMCould someone please explain the difference between 语 (yǔ) and 文 (wén)? For instance, what's the difference between 英语 (Yīngyǔ) and 英文 (Yīngwén)? Thanks.
Posted on: You Must Listen to this Episode - 非...不可 (fēi...bù kě)
April 6, 2008 at 10:54 PMmisterjess, that is good stuff...can't stop laughing!