Phen's China Adventure

[EvilJen]

Right phrases, wrong order....

"Please bring me a beer."
"Thank You"
"Hello"

I felt the same when I was stationed in Panama (even though I had taken Spanish for two years in high school). Each country has different slang and when they speak really fast, I can only pick up a word or two. Like Jenn said, you'll pick it up as your stay lengthens.

Dude, I took Spanish for 10 years and I still can't speak very much of it. LOL!!!

 

[Lewis7789]

Right phrases, wrong order....

"Please bring me a beer."
"Thank You"
"Hello"

Hahaha!

Subbin. Looks like you're having a great time, buddy! Moar pics!

 

[BlueWolfCry]

another useful line: "liang nu" (pretty girl) or "la mei" (hot girl)

 

[THE Phen]

Noted for when I head downtown on Saturday. heh.

 

[HKPRO5]

Yea! poundcake party!

 

[Rockin03mp5]

must...

take...

pics...

 

[noclue119]

another useful line: "liang nu" (pretty girl) or "la mei" (hot girl)

my wife says you spelled girl wrong. It is nv in Chinese. Chinese V = .

 

[THE Phen]

Hahahaha. Nice. Had I known about this venture to China while I was working on the other project, and just twiddling my thumbs sitting in the Atlanta airport every month, I would have gotten with you guys for some help!

 

[BlueWolfCry]

my wife says you spelled girl wrong. It is nv in Chinese. Chinese V = .

She's right. I didn't use 'v' because no one else would know it. It's actually 靓女 or 辣妹

 

[EvilJen]

This thread needz moar pics, plz!

 

[THE Phen]

Hahaha. Ok.

Here are a couple pics from the banquet at Lao She Teahouse.

I'm going exploring after golfing tomorrow. I'll have more pictures then.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

lol Phen, the second pic your face totally says 'srs bidness'

 

[CTt3P5]

lol Phen, the second pic your face totally says 'srs bidness'

Where is he? I don't see any plaid in those pics....he must have been taking the pics.

(evil)

 

[noclue119]

She's right. I didn't use 'v' because no one else would know it. It's actually 靓女 or 辣妹

Sorry man my wife told me to write that....




Anyways Phen, you look pretty Chinese. Do people start talking to you in Chinese, realize you have a blank look and look at you like you are retarded? After that I learned how to say "I don't know how to speak _____, I only know how to speak English" in whatever language I might need at the time.

 

[Rockin03mp5]

that guy in the third pic looks like me, 5 years from now.

lol

 

[THE Phen]

Sorry man my wife told me to write that....




Anyways Phen, you look pretty Chinese. Do people start talking to you in Chinese, realize you have a blank look and look at you like you are retarded? After that I learned how to say "I don't know how to speak _____, I only know how to speak English" in whatever language I might need at the time.

Not yet. Ya know, leading up to the trip, people were all saying "Oh, you'll just blend in." As soon as I get here, the one lady asked if I was Asian at all because I look like it. D'oh!

that guy in the third pic looks like me, 5 years from now.

lol

Indeed it does! Haha.

 

[crazyduckme]

All caught up on your trip so far! Sounds like you're having a good time

 

[bazooka joe]

you seem to fit right in!

 

[Salmon_Rob]

he's asian in one department at least. HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOO . looks like fun phennigan

 

[THE Phen]

Well, I spoke too soon. I was at Yashow today and while I was in the Adidas store, I had a couple folks come up to me and start speaking Chinese. Fortunately, I remembered how to say "I don't understand," and they started speaking English. One girl asked me where I was from. I just happened to have on my Dusty Armadillo t-shirt. That didn't help much, so I pointed to a LeBron Cavs jersey that they still had there and that cleared it up. Haha.