IrvineRenter_IHB
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You know what this really is? It is an ancient Chinese secret:
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Irvine Chinese Strategies
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sorry, wanted BKs separate approval for each suggestion...
Need the same fan for windowless bathrooms. If you think shrimp paste smells bad before cooking then ..............
I think he was trying to up his post count.
An exhaust fan in the bathroom would create a draft that will ruin your health. A healthy bathroom should always be hot, wet, humid, and moldy.
Here she is 37 years later:
Mrs Lee is still in the Laundromat doing a Quizno ad.
Mr. Lee was sentenced to prison for life by Confucius for spilling ancient Chinese secret.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisex_name
English names are considered hip and fashionable right now. Some day, like last year's fashion, it will go out of style and they will stop using them overseas.
High Gravity_IHB
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Exhaust fan over range/wok pit must be strong enough to suck all the air out of the house in 30 seconds.
bkshopr_IHB
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What is really sad is the insecurity of the design director within the Ticky Tacky architect's firm layoff all of his Chinese designers. Now a bunch of white folks trying to design houses for Foo Man Chu and Charlie Chan.
roundcorners_IHB
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momo,, how in heck does any of my suggestion warrent a troll alert? BTW are you back from Taiwan?
roundcorners_IHB
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zubs said:
sorry, wanted BKs separate approval for each suggestion...
bkshopr_IHB
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RC is trying to rack up his thank you points. Click on his handle to see thank you points. The highest thank you point member get a free house from Bren.
bkshopr_IHB
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NOT
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High Gravity said:
Need the same fan for windowless bathrooms. If you think shrimp paste smells bad before cooking then ..............
halfnote19_IHB
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bkshopr said:
I think he was trying to up his post count.
High Gravity_IHB
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bkshopr said:
An exhaust fan in the bathroom would create a draft that will ruin your health. A healthy bathroom should always be hot, wet, humid, and moldy.
bkshopr_IHB
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IrvineRenter said:
Here she is 37 years later:
Mrs Lee is still in the Laundromat doing a Quizno ad.
Mr. Lee was sentenced to prison for life by Confucius for spilling ancient Chinese secret.
bkshopr_IHB
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Here is Mr. Lee (Calvin Jung) in Lethal Weapon.
IrvineRenter_IHB
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The Name's Du Xiao Hua, But Call Me Steve
"When I moved to Shanghai about a year ago, I figured my name would finally seem "normal." No longer would it be the albatross of my childhood in Utah—making me stand out among the Johns, Steves, and Jordans. But when I introduced myself, I was met with blank stares, double takes, and requests for my English name. People—Chinese people—often wondered whether I were being patronizing, like the fabled Frenchman who icily responds in English to an earnest American's attempts to get directions en français. My company almost didn't process my paperwork because I left the box for "English name" blank. "You don't have an English name?" the HR woman gasped. "You should really pick one." She then waited for me to do just that, as if I could make such an important existential decision on the spot; I told her I'd get back to her. People—Chinese people—had trouble recalling my name. One guy at work, a Shanghai-born VP, called me "Steve" for almost three months. At my workplace, which is 90 percent mainland Chinese, just about everyone I interacted with had an English name, usually selected or received in school. The names ran the gamut, from the standard (Jackie, Ivy) to the unusual (Sniper, King Kong), but what really struck me was how commonly people used them when addressing one another, even when the rest of the conversation was in Chinese."
"When I moved to Shanghai about a year ago, I figured my name would finally seem "normal." No longer would it be the albatross of my childhood in Utah—making me stand out among the Johns, Steves, and Jordans. But when I introduced myself, I was met with blank stares, double takes, and requests for my English name. People—Chinese people—often wondered whether I were being patronizing, like the fabled Frenchman who icily responds in English to an earnest American's attempts to get directions en français. My company almost didn't process my paperwork because I left the box for "English name" blank. "You don't have an English name?" the HR woman gasped. "You should really pick one." She then waited for me to do just that, as if I could make such an important existential decision on the spot; I told her I'd get back to her. People—Chinese people—had trouble recalling my name. One guy at work, a Shanghai-born VP, called me "Steve" for almost three months. At my workplace, which is 90 percent mainland Chinese, just about everyone I interacted with had an English name, usually selected or received in school. The names ran the gamut, from the standard (Jackie, Ivy) to the unusual (Sniper, King Kong), but what really struck me was how commonly people used them when addressing one another, even when the rest of the conversation was in Chinese."
bkshopr_IHB
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I agree the English names are easier to identify and I am Chinese. Here is an example: Hong Guang Zhu. Who is he or she?
He is Mr. Icicle Lexus.
He is Mr. Icicle Lexus.
momopi_IHB
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bkshopr said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisex_name
English names are considered hip and fashionable right now. Some day, like last year's fashion, it will go out of style and they will stop using them overseas.
roundcorners_IHB
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How Long is Chinese. (Tell a friend that, if there is an awkward silence, sorry just had to share that!)