Raoul's China Saloon (V5.0) Beta
The Bar Room => The Champagne Cabana => Topic started by: Tree on March 16, 2014, 03:50:56 AM
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Holy shit - realizing you didn't bring enough toilet paper
Clear as day - from the air quality to the bureaucracy to the little bits floating in your hot pot
That was a close call - nearly lost all of its significance within 48 hours of arriving, its de rigueur
You can speak Chinese very well - you can say disjointed tone deaf phrases that are so awkward that they have little recourse but to use this phrase in order to break your momentum
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Your very handsome - is not a gay come on
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Where do you come from?
I'm from XXX
Oh, XXX is such a lovely country
Have you been there?
No
Do you know where it is?
No
Do you know anything about it?
No
bibibibibi
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Ok, I can do that later for you. - Forget you ever asked, because I will be hoping you forget since I will never do it.
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Chinese person: MAYBE
Real Meaning- NO
Chinese person- YES
Real Meaning-Maybe bjbjbjbjbj
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Teacher: "Do you understand what I have just explained to you?"
Chinese student: "En..." followed by enthusiastic nodding.
Real Meaning: "Not a bloody word, but I am too afraid to lose face to say so. Please continue babbling whilst I dream of becoming boss and spend all day playing with iPhone".
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Yes
Standard answer to any question involving 2 or more choices.
Examples:
Should we go to dinner first or the movie first? Yes.
Do you want to climb a mountain, watch TV, or go shopping? Yes.
Do you prefer Hunan or Guangdong food? Yes.
Should we have lunch or throw ourselves under a bus? Yes.
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Yes
Standard answer to any question involving 2 or more choices.
Examples:
Should we go to dinner first or the movie first? Yes.
Do you want to climb a mountain, watch TV, or go shopping? Yes.
Do you prefer Hunan or Guangdong food? Yes.
Should we have lunch or throw ourselves under a bus? Yes.
Teacher:
That's not how to answer the question, please answer properly.
Student:
Should we go to dinner first or the movie first? No.
Do you want to climb a mountain, watch TV, or go shopping? No.
Do you prefer Hunan or Guangdong food? No.
Should we have lunch or throw ourselves under a bus? No.
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I think if we combine Piglet's and EL's we might be getting somewhere...
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Ohhhh,
Traffic lights, aren't they pretty. What are they for?
Yield right of way? What is yield?
Stop at the what coloured light?
Crosswalk? Don't be cross when you walk (must be a Western Christian thing)
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I don't litter, I keep the working class employed
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"I'm from a beautiful city..."
(She's from Linfen)
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I don't litter, I keep the working class employed
You laugh but I had this happen to me several times in fast food restaurants. I grab my tray to bring it to the trash and my chinese fiends stop me and put it back on the table. "It's their job and if you do it they get mad," I've been told.
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I don't litter, I keep the working class employed
You laugh but I had this happen to me several times in fast food restaurants. I grab my tray to bring it to the trash and my chinese fiends stop me and put it back on the table. "It's their job and if you do it they get mad," I've been told.
Your first mistake is to have Chinese "fiends". You need friends.
Sorry, but you know the rule: only point out typos if they're funny.
This has happened to me a couple times at different unis
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No smoking - make sure your hair is no longer on fire before you enter this area, otherwise do as you please
西餐 We have unsalted french fries and cucumber slices for your hamburger
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Cold water = Room temp or previously boiled water.
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Your first mistake is to have Chinese "fiends". You need friends.
I think everybody needs at least one fiend in their lives. ahahahahah
Sorry, but you know the rule: only point out typos if they're funny.
agagagagag agagagagag agagagagag
This has happened to me a couple times at different unis
Having fiends? mmmmmmmmmm
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This has happened to me a couple times at different unis
Having fiends? mmmmmmmmmm
Yes that too.
Phrases that take on a new meaning in China:
Food only comes in two varieties: delicious and not delicious
For the advanced English speaker, there are 2 more: very delicious and very not delicious (sic)
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There are other phrases that take a whooooooole new meaning in China and I'll tell you later, in a moment
One time I had to get a camera serviced. The lady told me to wait a moment. I asked her how long is the moment. She told me about 2 hours
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If she was pretty enough, admiring her while waiting could have been a very long and enjoyable moment. akakakakak
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Nice to meet you for the 42nd time today
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I worked hard today / I had a hard day at work means I only slept for 2 hours and had to do at least 45 minutes of work. On top of that, I had to pay for my own lunch
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Geomancer - a word deemed appropriate to teach to students who labor through sentences longer than 5 words. [See also: palanquin, calamity, verdant, affliction, cloisonné]