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xuchen
Posted on: Toilet Types
April 8, 2009 at 2:04 AM@miantiao
Hey! I do that too!!! But I just moved and my squatter changed to a sitter... ah well it was good while it lasted.
@pete
I'm always hesitant to go at school, there are doors but those small, half sized doors that only go to up your chest. Well anyways it's not uncommon for a passer-by to see me doing my thing and walk over to engage me in "practicing oral English" conversation while being more or less completely exposed. They usually don't even notice that it's a bad time to ask if I like Chinese food or can use chopsticks.
Girls have it really bad it in China, for guys at least if the toliet is REALLY nasty you can always run outside and find a place to let it rip. Girls are pretty much stuck with 要么憋住，要么进去很糟糕的厕所。
Posted on: Toilet Types
April 8, 2009 at 1:21 AMFor those of you coming to visit China, please be forewarned that many restrooms here are an experience in itself.
I personally believe that there is always a worse toliet out there. Always.
Posted on: Business Card Gone Wrong
April 7, 2009 at 11:37 PM@paulinurus:
I've been told high maintenance is something like "zuō", although I don't know the character. I've used it before but find that only half the people I know even know the word themselves. Usually gets a few laughs too.
你太zuo!!!
I would love if someone could anwser this question aswell!!
Posted on: Two Poems about Music -- 弹琴 and 听筝
April 7, 2009 at 11:32 PMAny contemporary Chinese poetry any time soon?? (If this makes any sense at all.)
Good question.
Posted on: Two Poems about Music -- 弹琴 and 听筝
April 7, 2009 at 10:53 AMGreat lesson,
I think enjoying these poems from your own standpoint is very important. As someone who is really struggling with learning Chinese right now I often find myself cringing at how much work Pete (probably) had to do to arrive at the point where we could take apart classical Chinese poems. Really crazy.
Listen. Enjoy. Learn. Move on.
Keep up the great work.
Posted on: Business Card Gone Wrong
April 7, 2009 at 5:58 AMDon't forget to use both your hands when handling business cards!!!
双手传名片！
Posted on: 金字塔销售
April 7, 2009 at 5:08 AMmiantiao,
我真能理解你的感觉。不瞒你说，我来中国当一个外教，即使我很喜欢教外语我也对学习汉语很感兴趣。我的邻居经常问我能不能带学生，"孩子能跟你学英语吗？"。我一般找着借口说“不好意思，公司有规定” 或 “我没有时间，还是我帮你问我的同事吧”。但我偶尔碰到特别主动的妈妈，她们非要我家教她的小皇帝。我觉得解决这个问题的最好办法是向她们直接地说 “不”。只好她们不是我的朋友，而且不太尴尬。
Posted on: 金字塔销售
April 6, 2009 at 3:21 PM有时候我见到卖《安利》产品的员工，他们每次都尝试劝我给我女朋友买一些化妆品和洗发水。我真不想买而且买不起他们的东西，我觉得这是小事，不太麻烦。不过有的时候那个卖产品的人居然是我的朋友，反正我不想买他们的既偏贵又质量不好的东西，结果使我感觉有点儿尴尬。
Posted on: Business Card Gone Wrong
April 8, 2009 at 11:58 PM@hydrospell
I think you've got the idea, however I think high maintenance also includes attention, as in the girls always want their men to pay attention to them, take them out, go shopping etc...
I just tried 贵养 on my girlfriend who was asking me to do the laundry and she didn't get it. She could guess at the meaning but had never heard it before. We're in Mainland China though.