tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post115620782110251178..comments2023-04-11T05:13:17.028-05:00Comments on Quasi-Philosophical Ruminations of the Wayward Mind: Market'ingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156810878882463942006-08-28T19:21:00.000-05:002006-08-28T19:21:00.000-05:00Oh oh... we've said too much!Oh oh... we've said too much!Wayward Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748177842702713403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156622960403505632006-08-26T15:09:00.000-05:002006-08-26T15:09:00.000-05:00I thoroughly enjoyed the deep, dark, dorky secrets...I thoroughly enjoyed the deep, dark, dorky secrets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156514958357807662006-08-25T09:09:00.000-05:002006-08-25T09:09:00.000-05:00That was Adrian, I think. I was too busy succumbi...That was Adrian, I think. I was too busy succumbing to darkness, remember?Wayward Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748177842702713403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156472985673073442006-08-24T21:29:00.000-05:002006-08-24T21:29:00.000-05:00While we are on that obscure thread... who was it ...While we are on that obscure thread... who was it that stabbed a friend in the darkness through that window??? (You know, in the abbey)PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512128697965734548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156418717068605982006-08-24T06:25:00.000-05:002006-08-24T06:25:00.000-05:00... I seem to recall that was Angela. 'nough said...... I seem to recall that was Angela. 'nough said. >;-)Wayward Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748177842702713403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156376555938335292006-08-23T18:42:00.000-05:002006-08-23T18:42:00.000-05:00Eh! Eh! What's silliest.... the guy doing the voic...Eh! Eh! What's silliest.... the guy doing the voice, or the players getting spooked by it and shooting at rabbits with barbed arrows????<BR/><BR/>PGPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512128697965734548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156297934159068102006-08-22T20:52:00.000-05:002006-08-22T20:52:00.000-05:00Yeah, I know that Beijing is a lot more open that ...Yeah, I know that Beijing is a lot more open that way, and willing to try because they have more foreigners there, and they love foreigners (apparently). There is even an unofficial foreigners corner in Tian'namen where people will ask to take pictures with you and talk to you if you're sitting there.<BR/><BR/>Guess it's just Tang Shan and Shijiazhuang where people aren't much willing to put in effort. Still a pet peeve of mine, though.<BR/><BR/>PS: the only time we've looked at you funny, PG, is when you did your Scoobie-Doo voice for that wolf. I think that was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. You will never live that down (up?). :)Wayward Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748177842702713403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156287701557602702006-08-22T18:01:00.000-05:002006-08-22T18:01:00.000-05:00Oops, didn't finish what I was saying... a word fr...Oops, didn't finish what I was saying... a word from an anglo who spoke french with a thick accent, and vice versa in Ontario and BC with francos trying to speak English to anglos who didn't try to put 1 and 1 together.<BR/><BR/>My point is that even though we can observe trends in certain cultures, there are dorks everywhere, and there are people willing to go the extra step everywhere... Maybe you just have to be patient and look a bit more in China, but I am sure you will find some people glad to see a foreigner trying to learn and speak their language.<BR/><BR/>PGPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512128697965734548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156287532591696712006-08-22T17:58:00.000-05:002006-08-22T17:58:00.000-05:00Uhm.... Most English speakers?I have said some pre...Uhm.... Most English speakers?<BR/><BR/>I have said some pretty run of the mill stuff down here and people gave me the frown like I was from another planet. And I don't have the strongest accent here!<BR/><BR/>I would say that for one, the Canadian mentality is more used to the whole idea of a mosaic of people from different cultures and speaking different language, so the pantomime method is wideky accepted. The Americans are also adapatable, but I would say to a lesser extent.<BR/><BR/>It may be that long-standing ciilizations (including the French and British "empires"), have grown less adaptable, a strange thing to say about explorers who came face to face with people who spoke completely different languages (think of the Jesuits missionaries who went to the New World and the Far East).<BR/><BR/>All that being said, I have seen francos from Quebec who pretended not to understand <BR/><BR/>PGPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512128697965734548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156221762607404372006-08-21T23:42:00.000-05:002006-08-21T23:42:00.000-05:00True, so why are most English speakers more accomo...True, so why are most English speakers more accomodating as a whole? That's what I don't get. People should just be bloody thankful that other folks are <I>trying</I>. I do my best with intonations, but I could easily not give a shit and butcher everything I say since it doesn't seem to make a difference. When a Chinese person says something really weird or wrong in English, I don't scowl or laugh (unless it really is funny) - I know what they mean and I correct them and respond. I don't keep repeating their broken English back to them as a question and feign stupidity until they ask someone else or get it right.Wayward Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748177842702713403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156215265833036102006-08-21T21:54:00.000-05:002006-08-21T21:54:00.000-05:00LOL! I should have read the previous comment! Inde...LOL! I should have read the previous comment! Indeed, I think it is much more Parisians than French in general, but yeah, in general, the whole country is pretty anal. They even look at French-Canadians like we're speaking a different language, when in fact there are dozens of different accents and ways of speaking in France depending what region you're from. <BR/><BR/>PGPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512128697965734548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156215140263648042006-08-21T21:52:00.000-05:002006-08-21T21:52:00.000-05:00Uhm! Sounds like Paris! (grin)PGUhm! Sounds like Paris! (grin)<BR/><BR/>PGPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512128697965734548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13903638.post-1156210831536858492006-08-21T20:40:00.000-05:002006-08-21T20:40:00.000-05:00In my experience, French people can be the same wa...In my experience, French people can be the same way with language, even those that speak English really well. If you don't pronounce the word perfectly they look at you as if you are from another planet. Then, when they finally figure out what you are trying to say, they go "oh, you mean ____", which is exactly what you said in the first place! It's like they can't think outside the box. Maybe it's not the language but simply the individuals in question...<BR/><BR/>Engrish! You must take pictures when you see signs like that and send them to me - or post them on Flickr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com