Archive for November, 2006

Half and Half

November 6th, 2006

TalkTalkChina has already commented on the idiocy of speaking in half Chinese, half English when one lacks the Chinese skills to complete a proper sentence. While this can be a sign of sheer arrogance in public (at least when speaking to someone who is more fluent in English than you are in Chinese), in the […]

Consistency

November 5th, 2006

What is it about the Chinese genome that causes so many Chinese girls to grow to exactly the same height? From time to time, I find myself at a party or a restaurant or some such function and suddenly realize that I could line up all the girls present, lay a two-by-four across all of […]

A Waste of a Day

November 2nd, 2006

It’s a beautiful day here in Hangzhou, and while I could be up at Six Harmonies Pagoda burning things and throwing ball peen hammers, instead I’m stuck inside studying for my grammar test. Such is the state of my China life at the moment.

Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing

November 1st, 2006

China Fact #4861: Nothing says high fashion like the military gear of the imperialist Western superpower that persistently interferes into your nation’s internal affairs!
In America, young people wear Che Guevara and communist red star shirts and think they’re cool. What do the young people in Asia wear? Surprisingly often, U.S. military clothing and accessories.
I see […]