Crying: The TV of Friends was over last night.

[GGump]

hehe
poignant
(of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful and deeply felt

right! That's it~

sigh...my poor verbal ability!

 

[eric2004]

Ron poet, thanks a lot.

New question that has been confusing me very much.

When can American kids actually know Santa is not real?
:wink:

Btw, the number of death in our civil war was several ten million, and the other number was 50,0000 among the Korea War.

In our ancient time, Qin Dynasty, a general of Qin buried 40,0000 captives alive. I suppose we'd feel numb about the lost of lives, but the astonishing fact is we have the biggest population in the world. :?:

 

[Casiopea]

When can American kids actually know Santa is not real? :wink:

:!: When he falls down drunk at the Wallmart.

 

[RonBee]

GGump, your verbal ability is not bad. (I think I might like to learn Chinese, but you can't teach an old dog new tricks.)

Eric, it seems to me that the Chinese people have suffered much. It does seem that the Chinese prosper everywhere but in China. It does seem that with the economic reforms the Chinese in China will be doing better, but the Chinese in other places will still, I think, be better off.

Cas, you are too much. :wink:

(Ron killed three birds with one stone.)

 

[eric2004]

What was Cas supposed to mean? :?: I learned that American education encourages kids to know, to learn and to discuss, but in some movies all adults always wanna pretend Santa is a real person in front of their kids. Why?


Ron poet, Chinese prosper everywhere in the world? Yes, it's true, but I don't dare to count on the others of my "Chinese compatriot" unless I totally know them inside. My Chinese internet friend, an American-Chinese girl, even suggested me not to take a job in Chinese restaurants at one time, because the boss there would be very very mean to Chinese employers. And one of my relatives, who was cheating on a marriage with an American woman just for receiving Greed Card, when he dropped by another of my relatives who had been living in America for years, had been treated indifferently. Whatever, I don't dare to get along with oversea Chinese and not like to mess my future life up again.

How about those Chinese in America? Are they honest and hospital to others? Is there still some Chinese tricks and shortcomeings confusing people who've never known so-called Chinese characteristic?

 

[RonBee]

What was Cas supposed to mean? :?: I learned that American education encourages kids to know, to learn and to discuss, but in some movies all adults always wanna pretend Santa is a real person in front of their kids. Why?


Ron poet, Chinese prosper everywhere in the world? Yes, it's true, but I don't dare to count on the others of my "Chinese compatriot" unless I totally know them inside. My Chinese internet friend, an American-Chinese girl, even suggested me not to take a job in Chinese restaurants at one time, because the boss there would be very very mean to Chinese employers. And one of my relatives, who was cheating on a marriage with an American woman just for receiving Greed Card, when he dropped by another of my relatives who had been living in America for years, had been treated indifferently. Whatever, I don't dare to get along with oversea Chinese and not like to mess my future life up again.

How about those Chinese in America? Are they honest and hospital to others? Is there still some Chinese tricks and shortcomeings confusing people who've never known so-called Chinese characteristic?

Cas was referring to temporary Santas ("Santa's helpers") who are people who get jobs at big department stores during the Christmas season.

Movies are not supposed to be about reality, of course, but some parents do not like to tell their kids that Santa is not really real. Instead, they prefer that the kids figure it out for themselves.

I don't know why you think Chinese bosses would be mean to Chinese employees. That does sound rather like stereotyping to me. I don't know any Chinese personally, but I imagine that they are like other people in that there are some who are nice people and others who aren't so nice. (Hm. It seems that every Chinese person I have met was working in a Chinese restaurant.) Coincidentally, I recently ate at a Chinese restaurant near where my brother lives. The people working there all seemed to be authentically Chinese (from China). They all seemed quite young too (late teens or early twenties).

Do you plan to avoid other Chinese when you go abroad? I don't see why you would have to do that, but that's up to you, of course.

 

[GGump]

GGump, your verbal ability is not bad. (I think I might like to learn Chinese, but you can't teach an old dog new tricks.)

Eric, it seems to me that the Chinese people have suffered much. It does seem that the Chinese prosper everywhere but in China. It does seem that with the economic reforms the Chinese in China will be doing better, but the Chinese in other places will still, I think, be better off.

Cas, you are too much. :wink:

(Ron killed three birds with one stone.)

You wanna learn some Chinese? great!great! but why can't I teach an old dog new tricks? The dog is toooooooooo old to do that? The new tricks are tooooooo much for the dog???

PS: Ron killed three birds with one stone. Ah...huh....."一石三鸟"....where are the three birds...? hehe

 

[RonBee]

Perhaps I could learn Chinglish and we could meet each other halfway. :wink:

I have an idea. :idea: Tell me how to say I think you are a very pretty girl. :wink:

Three birds: GGump, Eric, Casiopea

:wink:

 

[GGump]

You mean how to say the sentence in Chinese? Ahhh... "我认为/觉得你是个很漂亮/可爱/好看的(...etc.)女孩."

 

[eric2004]

Cas was referring to temporary Santas ("Santa's helpers") who are people who get jobs at big department stores during the Christmas season.

Movies are not supposed to be about reality, of course, but some parents do not like to tell their kids that Santa is not really real. Instead, they prefer that the kids figure it out for themselves.

I don't know why you think Chinese bosses would be mean to Chinese employees. That does sound rather like stereotyping to me. I don't know any Chinese personally, but I imagine that they are like other people in that there are some who are nice people and others who aren't so nice. (Hm. It seems that every Chinese person I have met was working in a Chinese restaurant.) Coincidentally, I recently ate at a Chinese restaurant near where my brother lives. The people working there all seemed to be authentically Chinese (from China). They all seemed quite young too (late teens or early twenties).

Do you plan to avoid other Chinese when you go abroad? I don't see why you would have to do that, but that's up to you, of course.

That's not stereotyping but a fact that many overseas Chinese admitted.

Anyway, I would not like to be such people as servants and chafs. I guess if one day I get a chance to study in America, I'll apply for scholarship of American Universities because it's a quite amount.

I just wanna avoid typical Chinese and make friends with people who don't always talk about racism, patriotism or discrimination.

:wink: I'm tired of arguing againt our people and worried about being imprisoned by "great" government.

Btw,what GGump typed seems a little complicated. So just remeber this one, "我认为你是个很美丽的女孩“ sounds like " Wo Ren Wei Ni Shi Ge Hen Mei Li De Nue Hai.

Wanna compliment some Chinese girl? :wink: It's true that a lof of Chinese girls are really really pretty, loveable and good-skinned, but unluckily I didn't even get one. Good luck with you.

 

[RonBee]

You mean how to say the sentence in Chinese? Ahhh... "我认为/觉得你是个很漂亮/可爱/好看的(...etc.)女孩."

Um, thanks.

 

[RonBee]

Btw,what GGump typed seems a little complicated. So just remeber this one, "我认为你是个很美丽的女孩“ sounds like " Wo Ren Wei Ni Shi Ge Hen Mei Li De Nue Hai.

Wanna compliment some Chinese girl? :wink: It's true that a lof of Chinese girls are really really pretty, loveable and good-skinned, but unluckily I didn't even get one. Good luck with you.

My brother likes this Chinese girl who works at the restaurant we went to last weekend. She is indeed quite lovely, and she has a very pretty smile. I thought it would be fun to impress him with a little Chinese if I ever go there again.

I have written down the information, but I am going to have to work on the pronunciation.

 

[Cooler]

Btw,what GGump typed seems a little complicated. So just remeber this one, "我认为你是个很美丽的女孩“ sounds like " Wo Ren Wei Ni Shi Ge Hen Mei Li De Nue Hai.

Wanna compliment some Chinese girl? :wink: It's true that a lof of Chinese girls are really really pretty, loveable and good-skinned, but unluckily I didn't even get one. Good luck with you.

I have written down the information, but I am going to have to work on the pronunciation.

Ron, you may pronounce it like, "wall learn way need how may lead". I believe she could understand it. (Do not pronounce the parts in blue)
:wink:

 

[GGump]

wow...Cooler is reall so cool~~~~~~~~~
hahaha.... Good Luck to RonBee!

 

[eric2004]

Ron poet, before your friend does anything, make sure first whether she can understand Mandarin,coz there are a good many Chinese still not knowing Mandarin.

Buddy cooler, you're a genius. NB(you know what I mean

 

[RonBee]

Btw,what GGump typed seems a little complicated. So just remeber this one, "我认为你是个很美丽的女孩“ sounds like " Wo Ren Wei Ni Shi Ge Hen Mei Li De Nue Hai.

Wanna compliment some Chinese girl? :wink: It's true that a lof of Chinese girls are really really pretty, loveable and good-skinned, but unluckily I didn't even get one. Good luck with you.

I have written down the information, but I am going to have to work on the pronunciation.

Ron, you may pronounce it like, "wall learn way need how may lead". I believe she could understand it. (Do not pronounce the parts in blue)
:wink:

Thanks, Cooler. I'll try that. (That should be an ice breaker.)

 

[RonBee]

wow...Cooler is reall so cool~~~~~~~~~
hahaha.... Good Luck to RonBee!

Thanks, GGump.

Here's one for you guys to try on an American girl (in the right situation):

• Lovely lady, you sure do have a pretty neck.
  I sure would like to kiss you there, by heck!

Try that one on somebody, and let me know how things turn out.

:wink:

 

[RonBee]

Ron poet, before your friend does anything, make sure first whether she can understand Mandarin,coz there are a good many Chinese still not knowing Mandarin.

• Ron poet, before your friend does anything, make sure the girl understands Mandarin, because there are still a good many Chinese who don't know Mandarin.

Good point! I'll remember that.

 

[RonBee]

Let's try something simpler. How would I say, "Hi, Eric"?

 

[eric2004]

wow...Cooler is reall so cool~~~~~~~~~
hahaha.... Good Luck to RonBee!

Thanks, GGump.

Here's one for you guys to try on an American girl (in the right situation):

• Lovely lady, you sure do have a pretty neck.
  I sure would like to kiss you there, by heck!

Try that one on somebody, and let me know how things turn out.

:wink:

Ron poet, you really think it'll work out well? Chinese don't kiss girls before she becomes our girlfriends. :wink: And we seldom demand kissing neck. We'll fucus on cheek and lips.
Could you promise i wouldn't get a slap in the face if I said such words to a girl? :wink: In China, seriously I maybe would.

You mean Chinese "Hi, Eric?" We have the same pronunciation in common here, which is "嗨，Eric."