User Comments - christian
christian
Posted on: Too Fat
October 3, 2007 at 12:45 PMI can imagine the awkward situations this must lead to when foreigners are suddenly told they're too fat... In Chile something similar happens. People will often observe that you have gained/lost weight. This is meant as a matter of fact statement, rather than a judgement.
Posted on: How do you take your coffee?
September 7, 2007 at 7:03 AMIndeed, Lantian, Starbucks sells an experience. It's always fun to see how these things go down in different markets. In Chile the treatment you got from their staff (calling you by your first name, making suggestions to customers, etc.) was pretty revolutionary when it was first introduced, as society there tends to be pretty hierarchical with all sorts of little rituals to rub it in. I think they had to make a big human resources and training effort to get the desired result. What is the 'bucks experience like in China? Is it similarly "foreign" or does it have a uniquely Chinese aspect to it?
Posted on: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
April 14, 2007 at 11:55 AMHey, the new logo on the iPod is a nice touch! :)
Posted on: Too Fat
October 3, 2007 at 3:32 PMThe CPod dictionary explains that 肥 can mean "fat, to fatten". So it's an adjective and a verb. Can I also use it as a noun?