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pretzellogic
Posted on: Football Mania
June 20, 2010 at 5:08 AMHopefully, we will learn the Chinese names of all 32 countries represented in the world cup.
Posted on: 一...就... (yī...jiù...) pattern
June 20, 2010 at 12:24 AMIf cpod isn't going to put Connie's sentences into a pdf for the old QWs, then it probably doesn't really make sense to give us a pdf that doesn't have the sentence content in it. Cpod has to pay for the storage space for an empty pdf(albeit cheap).
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 18, 2010 at 5:59 PMall those years of rooting for losing Chicago area sports teams has taken its toll.
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 18, 2010 at 1:47 PMUSA!!!!
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 17, 2010 at 4:51 PMoh, so this is why Americans don't like soccer...
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 17, 2010 at 12:22 PMI'm struck by how China seems to be one of the few countries that refers to them as the DPRK. Appears that most of the English speaking world refers to them as North Korea.
Posted on: Fun at the Beach
June 17, 2010 at 11:38 AMI agree with the idea that tatoos are not likely that widespread, or that they are more a city phenomenon that a rural one. When I was in villages in Gansu province, I didn't hear Chinese express thoughts about tatoos either way (though I didn't ask anyone). In a couple of the villages, I don't think the residents had enough disposable income to spend money on tatoos anyway. I've long been in favor of having more than one lesson about rural Chinese life than the one lesson that hints at farming on cpod, given that farming is one of the predominant occupations in China. Since tatoos exist in China, they're probably worth a lesson, if for no other reason that it's worth it to learn how to say the word, and discuss concerns about infection. I think also that Cpod should broaden its horizon beyond the typical tourist circuit of Chinese big cities. I made lesson suggestions to that effect sometime ago, but no lessons have been forthcoming. Actually, I don't know how to say "outhouse" in Chinese. It would be interesting to know.
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 16, 2010 at 10:56 AMwhoa, Tupac is so 90s. But then i'm not keeping up with the joneses.
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 16, 2010 at 10:54 AMI didn't know that North Korean citizens had options like living in Japan open to them. Does any North Korean player that can live in Japan choose to live in North Korea, once having experienced the "outside"world. Do North Korean players have relatives living in North Korea that can be used as leashes for the North Korean players?
Posted on: Leaky Pipes and Faucets
June 20, 2010 at 5:21 AMI think here they're just referring to a drainage valve.