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Gail Simone
03-15-2005, 11:19 AM
Great Wall! Forbidden City! Temple of Heaven! Peking Man's burial mound! Terra Cotta Warriors! SO MUCH STUFF!

Peking Duck! Mongolian Hot Pot!

Peking Opera! Chinese Acrobats!

BABY BABY BABY!

Gail
TCJohnson
03-15-2005, 11:23 AM
How long will you be gone, out of curiosity?
Weetomuncher
03-15-2005, 03:30 PM
I hope you enjoy China, Gail!

It's an interesting country with bucketloads of culture and history to explore.

I have to admit that the climate and food isn't really for me (I'm an asthmatic and I can't eat chicken or fish, which is about 95% of most Chinese menus!) but I'm sure you'll enjoy it as it is bound to be a change from sleepy ole Oregon so just watch what you're eating and wear plenty of Dragon repellent and you'll be fine.

Best Wishes
weetO
Wolfie
03-15-2005, 04:46 PM
I HAD to register, just so I could say this, Gail: I learned bit of Cantonese way back when from a neighbor, and he taught me (among other things, obviously!) the word for chicken, which sounds like "Kaļ". Unfortunately, whenever I tried to say it, he'd crack up... He finally explained that there are about seven subtle ways of saying "kaļ", and the way I said it... it meant "prostitute"!!!!

:eek:

Thought I'd mention it just in case you felt like ordering chicken at the restaurant while you're over there... :p

Ta!

Wolfie
YoGo
03-15-2005, 05:07 PM
yeah kai literally does mean chicken, but the same word is also a colloquial term for prostitute or hooker. Say it with the right inflection and people will know what you mean.

And while we're on the subject subject, chilli is 'la jiao' in mandarin. Alot of people mispronounce it as 'lan jiao', which means penis.

Just in case you order some chilli with your chicken....
SuperGodGinrai
03-15-2005, 05:30 PM
Gail can you hook me up with bootleg transformers ? ;)
hehe
blackcanary_416
03-15-2005, 05:55 PM
Cool! You don't have any extra room in your suite case do you? LOL just playing. Have a good time!
Jeff Brady
03-15-2005, 07:07 PM
Be very careful of the way you say "be." The difference between "can I borrow your pencil" and "can I borrow your vagina" hinge on how you stress the word.
YoGo
03-15-2005, 11:14 PM
Chnage your flight to stop by Singapore on the way back! I'll take you and the family out to dinner for Chilli Crab!