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Comment on Dedicated follower of Chinglish by Cegah Satwa Punah

Cegah Satwa Punah — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:30:52 +0000

Niche article, thanks you for write this article

Comment on Top 20 Languages of the World by Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:04:34 +0000

According to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers
Arabic is the 5th.

Comment on Dedicated follower of Chinglish by Liz

Liz — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:15:39 +0000

I hope you managed to control the urge to rebel

Sounds like Chinglish is quite infectious so I’m sure you won’t have any problems getting it back once you’re there!

Comment on Sweet soups for icy weather by Liz

Liz — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:09:55 +0000

The cakes were quite impressive as well!

I think I’d rather eat savoury soup too, although I like custard which I suppose is not that much different.

Comment on Sweet soups for icy weather by lala

lala — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:43:14 +0000

I say you can never go wrong with dill, onions, chives and garlic…lol

That was an interesting article. Being that they were Scandinavian, I assumed they ate a lot of herring.

I love a good soup on a cold day, but I’d rather it be hearty instead of sweet.

Comment on Dedicated follower of Chinglish by Zhu

Zhu — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:44:00 +0000

My personal favorite I saw in Nanjing was in a bank. A sign at the front was proudly encouraging customers to “question authority” (for “ask the teller” I guess!). Loved the anarchist innuendo!

I’m going to Beijing in Aug. and I hope I can get my Chinglish back!

Comment on Darfur horse festival by Liz

Liz — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:31:57 +0000

Hello. I read your article - it seems like an impressive festival!

The horses look magnificent don’t they?

Comment on Russian film revival by lala

lala — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:53:07 +0000

I agree. I honestly don’t mind a little bleak in my movies…lol.

Comment on Russian film revival by Liz

Liz — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:05:26 +0000

I agree. Films are a really good way to get an understanding of a different culture.

I guess the ones you saw were the art house kind then? The Russian books I have read have a certain bleakness to them as well. It seems from the article that is not what Russians enjoy these days though!

Comment on Russian film revival by lala

lala — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:42:12 +0000

I’ve seen one, maybe two Russian films and I have to say, they were pretty depressing. Still, it won’t stop me from watching more. The best way to get inside the head of another culture is by watching their cinema.