Introductions

Welcome The Chicken in question is the Venerable Chook George...here, have a beer and no jokes about squirrels and rats...

here, have a beer and no jokes about squirrels and rats..

Or people who wear pink glasses!...Wait! Real people don't wear pink glasses.
Arialfont, AKA helvetica, you have some serious reading to do in yer spare time, before deciding who to insult....and how to insult them.........safely! Eric has passed his "trial by insult."................unfortunately!

Welcome ArielFont! 

Thanks for the heads up.

Are we German here? Why is "Chicken" capitalized? Is there some member called Chicken or something?

It's best if you let us get you a drink and don't worry about questions like that... 

No it's best if she gets US a drink then no one has to worry about questions like that.....

Welcome to the Saloon AF

Hello. *waves* 

I'm new. Do you hate newbies like all the other sites I've been at? I'll try not to piss you off.

Where do I get a pool pass? Is it ok to feed the animals?

As long as you also give them something to drink.  You can charge it all on George's bill.  That's what the rest of us do.  That's why he is still working at the ripe old age of 93.

Really?  93?  I thought he was ..... oh, Never mind...



HiYa, Arial!  Welcome to the Madhouse Saloon

We have a pool??  Guess I've spent so much time drinking in the main bar that I didn't wander down the hall to the other recreational area.

Welcome Arialfont.

Do you hate newbies like all the other sites I've been at?

We love and welcome newbies  and mostly treat you gently until we get to know you.  Then, as alluded to above, you might be in for some teasing or ribbing.  Some of the guys make a hobby of insulting each other, but it's all in good fun.

I'll try not to piss you off.

If you do, we'll let you know - politely and kindly.  As I said, we welcome new members and do our best to make them feel appreciated enough that they stick around and become a true member of our cyber family.

Is it ok to feed the animals?

I never thought about it until you asked this question, but quite a number of us are animals (via our avatars).  Some of us - George, for instance - really resemble our avatars.

Now, pull up a stool and tell us something about yourself.

Something about myself..er....um....

I've been in China for 5 months and can't speak a lick of Chinese. I blame society.

I'm really not very interesting. If you're very interested I suppose u could ask me more specific questions.

In the meantime: Did anyone else notice how Yakko completely left out South Africa in his Nations of the World song? They mention Lesotho, but not SA. That's not cool!

Wait! Real people don't wear pink glasses.

True. Erc is what we'd call "Cheese Danish", except of course for the bits that are Turkish.

Did anyone else notice how Yakko completely left out South Africa in his Nations of the World song?

Why, no...no, we didn't.


Welcome aboard, Arial.

We have a pool??  Guess I've spent so much time drinking in the main bar that I didn't wander down the hall to the other recreational area.

See that huge-assed puddle in the alley, with the oil slick?  Children can drown in it.

Questions for ArialFont: You've already told us you can't speak Chinese, so the next most obvious question is "Can you use chopsticks?"  Ooops, sorry.  That's a question for random Chinese strangers to ask you.

Ok, where are you from?  Where are you now?  What brought you to China? (Not an airplane; I mean motivation, random quirk of fate, moment of insanity?)  Whatcha doing here?  Me, I'm from Canada (and the US, but that's another story). I'm in Dongguan, Guangdong province in the south of China teaching at a uni.  Life back home was boring, the kids were raised and the dog died.  Why not go to China?

1. I can use chopsticks. Go me!

2. I'm from South Africa. No not Cape Town. No not Johannesburg either... at least 8 hours from either of them (by car)

3. In Suzhou. It's nice. I live in the SIP. It's kinda too sanitary for my liking though. It's like some architect made a model and then watered it and it grew into the SIP. it's not really organic. Anyway...

4. I was in ROK. I got over that. I didn't know what else to do so one of my friends recommended I come to China because she loved it so much when she was here. (She left cos her husband hated it.)

5. I'm teaching Engrishee...or attempting to anyway. Sometimes I feel like I'm just a babysitter...

6. I like pie.

anything else? I dunno. I'm boring.

And she brawls in the bars every week.  Doubly so on payday.

That too. I was saving that for next month. 

I want to make them like me, before I make them hate me.