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elysesewell

far cathay

Feb 05, 2009 08:36

I'm still pretty high from Chinese New Year. The prolonged break from the frustrations of ladypose moil, combined with the fact that I'm reading The Travels of Marco Polo, a mostly-true catalog of Marky Marc's impressions of unfamiliar provinces, has my soul incandescing daily with delight at the myriad subtle ways in which the Chinese mode of ( Read more... )

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feelgoodlost February 5 2009, 16:16:10 UTC

I so would have eaten the Pringles.

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perfiction February 10 2009, 04:25:16 UTC

I do think Pringles are a pretty reputable brand. Surely they wouldn't make something inedible.

embarkation1977 February 5 2009, 16:24:55 UTC

You know, I just have to say, I love reading your posts. I've been reading for a few years now. The perspective on daily life in cultures (asian culture and modeling both) that I will not likely ever be a part of, is absolutely fascinating.

Thanks for blogging.

topknot_forever February 5 2009, 17:35:41 UTC

Seconded, but I havnt been reading as long.

fgg_1 February 5 2009, 16:27:11 UTC

Those Santa Clauses that are surrounded by hanzi and say "Feliz Navidad" must be hella multi-cultural.

kiffany February 9 2009, 10:25:46 UTC

Your icon XD

I could be wrong.... anonymous February 5 2009, 16:58:35 UTC

...but I think having your chopsticks sticking out of the bowl like that is a no-no. Something about it resembling the incence stuck in bowls at funerals???

Re: I could be wrong.... elysesewell February 5 2009, 17:15:48 UTC

They're not sticking up; they're resting on the side of the bowl.

Re: I could be wrong.... ext_112857 February 6 2009, 09:27:02 UTC

hmm, sorry, but the original poster still has a point. resting your chopsticks like so is also a dead-on indicator of "wai guo ren."

my gut instinct still says: "mom will flip out if the business ends of the chopsticks are resting in the food." resting them (like a chord across a circle) on the rim of the bowl is always a safe bet. or making a hashi nest from your paper chopstick cover.

Re: I could be wrong.... anonymous February 6 2009, 12:52:32 UTC

Totally, there is always someone who would freak out if I accidently stick my chopsticks into the bowl. Normally I would remember that.

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invisibelle February 5 2009, 17:01:33 UTC

Heh, the 2nd set of lions you posted strikes me as extra cute. The pup that the female one is holding is unusually detailed and the guy is holding a stick o' money... yay for extra-detailed gender stereotype statues

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