Ask a chinese guy!

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Ever been curious as to why we give money on all festive occasions, or why we enjoy eating chicken feet? Like the topic says, you can ask me anything at all that has to do with my culture. Go ahead, ask away!

[Table 5]

haha, ok. how do i get to see the rest of that girl in your sig?

[Calgary Flames]

Has there ever been a naturally blonde chinese person?

[GKDarts]

At the risk of sounding like a complete idiot.....

How does a Chinese computer keyboard work.....if a symbol represents a word...you'd need one huge keyboard, no?

[Table 5]

how many Chins ARE there in a chinese phone book?

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Table 5, it's really not that hard. You just have to remember. Be respectful to her family members...buy them good expensive gifts if necessary. It makes it even harder if you're a white guy, so be sure to always be respectful and lie about how much you enjoy the mother's cooking. Once you're in with the family, they'll always remind their daughter how awesome you are. This helps, because she will probably get annoyed and give in to you.

Calgary Flames, I have never known an oriental person to be naturally blonde. I have seen brown hair orientals...and I once met a girl who for some reason had some red to her hair (naturally), but no blondes. Sorry. Not unless she's mix (asian and white), but that doesn't count cause she isn't truly asian.

[Mr. Ski]

What's with some of the crazy food? Taste? Simple availability?

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally posted by GKDarts@Aug 24 2005, 08:01 PM
At the risk of sounding like a complete idiot.....

How does a Chinese computer keyboard work.....if a symbol represents a word...you'd need one huge keyboard, no?

It's pretty similar to how we would type on our keyboards in English. Many symbols make up a character/word. So it'll just be like typing the word "hello," but with a combination of various symbols on the keyboard. The symbols are all laid out on the keyboard, so you just have to know what the combinations are to form a word/character.

[Regulator75]

Originally posted by TheyCallMeBruce@Aug 24 2005, 02:03 PM

Calgary Flames, I have never known an oriental person to be naturally blonde. I have seen brown hair orientals...and I once met a girl who for some reason had some red to her hair (naturally), but no blondes. Sorry. Not unless she's mix (asian and white), but that doesn't count cause she isn't truly asian.

I saw an chinese albino at Mike's Billiards... it was odd.

[HelloHockeyFans]

Originally posted by TheyCallMeBruce@Aug 24 2005, 07:51 PM
Ever been curious as to why we give money on all festive occasions, or why we enjoy eating chicken feet? Like the topic says, you can ask me anything at all that has to do with my culture. Go ahead, ask away!

Nice thread Bruce!

I'll field questions also if you're ever not around.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally posted by Table 5@Aug 24 2005, 08:03 PM
how many Chins ARE there in a chinese phone book?

I'm gonna venture a guess and say about 14 or 15 million...since chin isn't as common as Chan, Wong, Lee, which can number in the 50 millions.

[HelloHockeyFans]

Here's a question I know the answer to, but I'll ask Bruce anyways.

Why do we tap the table with our index and middle fingers when some one pours tea for us?

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally posted by HelloHockeyFans+Aug 24 2005, 08:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (HelloHockeyFans @ Aug 24 2005, 08:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-TheyCallMeBruce@Aug 24 2005, 07:51 PM
Ever been curious as to why we give money on all festive occasions, or why we enjoy eating chicken feet? Like the topic says, you can ask me anything at all that has to do with my culture. Go ahead, ask away!

Nice thread Bruce!

I'll field questions also if you're ever not around. [/b][/quote]
Cool

[Flashpoint]

Does it bother you that there are no well known male asian porn stars?

I mean, I don't like watching male porn stars. But I think it would slightly bother me if porno had lots of white chicks and no white guys whatsoever...


(you said ask ANYTHING)

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally posted by Mr. Ski@Aug 24 2005, 08:04 PM
What's with some of the crazy food? Taste? Simple availability?

I'm confused by this question. All asian food taste great! Except for chinese herbal medicine.

[Regulator75]

Do the Chinese really dislike the Japanese? Or is this only views from the older generation?

[Patek23]

Is it a common thing for many asians to live in one house, all the neighborhoods I've lived in theres always been a minimum of 8 in each house with one having 13 people living in it, and what's with like 6 different vehicles?

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally posted by HelloHockeyFans@Aug 24 2005, 08:10 PM
Here's a question I know the answer to, but I'll ask Bruce anyways.

Why do we tap the table with our index and middle fingers when some one pours tea for us?

This is a sign of appreciation for someone pouring you the tea. My white friends were kinda confused at first and thought it was kinda rude to tap the table like that, but I had to explain to them this is the way things are done. You're basically saying "thank you."

[Calgary Flames]

Originally posted by TheyCallMeBruce+Aug 24 2005, 02:13 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (TheyCallMeBruce @ Aug 24 2005, 02:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mr. Ski@Aug 24 2005, 08:04 PM
What's with some of the crazy food? Taste? Simple availability?

I'm confused by this question. All asian food taste great! Except for chinese herbal medicine. [/b][/quote]
Speaking of which... do they really sell Tiger Penis and why?

[StoneCole]

I've heard that chinese have straight pubes. Is this true?