tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post1960833388856706505..comments2023-10-29T21:14:24.325+08:00Comments on SHE in China: Pool party?Jonna Wibeliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-42803668751403036722008-10-23T07:13:00.000+08:002008-10-23T07:13:00.000+08:00Hello Jonna,When I was a boy my father refused to ...Hello Jonna,<BR/><BR/>When I was a boy my father refused to go in public pools. He use to say, "If I put some disinfectant into our bath tub would you get in with strangers?"<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>GeoffGeoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323112659276014991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-57673789469375058132008-10-22T12:42:00.000+08:002008-10-22T12:42:00.000+08:00Why does she NEED to spit so often anyway. I think...Why does she NEED to spit so often anyway. I think I have gone at least 4 days since I last spit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-47531614332077411652008-10-22T12:25:00.000+08:002008-10-22T12:25:00.000+08:00anonymous: Old habits die hard. Sure, they tried t...anonymous: Old habits die hard. Sure, they tried the whole 'anti spit campaign' for the Olympics but I really don't think China's older generation gives a rat about if it's considered rude or not to spit... Obviously I don't enjoy swimming in a pool full of spit, but well.. I feel more angry when I see people throwing trash on the streets (rather than in the bin) than I do when I see people spit in pools. (Also, I have sort of given up swimming in China... )Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-24061490659869599472008-10-22T08:32:00.000+08:002008-10-22T08:32:00.000+08:00This is China! Grown-ups spit in the spool? That...This is China! Grown-ups spit in the spool? That's totally disgusting! I thought the Chinese government had issued an edict before this past Summer Olympics to ban all public spitting. Certainly there are some Chinese who don't spit. What do they think of those who spit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-24729400916670157452008-10-22T06:33:00.000+08:002008-10-22T06:33:00.000+08:00100 kuai. Way too expensive. I can go swimming 6 t...100 kuai. Way too expensive. I can go swimming 6 times in any Olympics-standard pool here in Sydney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-69090837292603459912008-10-21T18:32:00.000+08:002008-10-21T18:32:00.000+08:00Thanks Zhou... I've changed it! My Chinese is, as ...Thanks Zhou... I've changed it! My Chinese is, as we all know, not quite there yet.Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-41303568596703239462008-10-21T18:15:00.000+08:002008-10-21T18:15:00.000+08:00better translated as "你从别的星球来的吗?". 行星 is ok, but a...better translated as "你从别的星球来的吗?". 行星 is ok, but a bit too professional (as the opposite of "fixed star 恒星"), seldom used in a conversation. 了 is unproper here since it emphasizes on "already", 的 is the right word.<BR/><BR/>ps: i was such a bit fan of swimming back in china.. Orz...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com