Ask a chinese guy!

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally posted by Fozzie_DeBear@Sep 28 2005, 09:13 PM
Here is one for you Bruce (awesome thread BTW)

Who is Da Shan (大山)?

Da Shan sounds like a mandarine name. Unfortunately I have no idea who this could be. Da (big) Shan (mountian)? lol...no idea. Is this person an actor? Singer?

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally posted by There is no G in MacInnis@Sep 28 2005, 11:24 PM
Why do Chinese (others as well) pick English names the can't pronounce? Like Rick.

Also why do call themselves in the child version, like Rickie, Tommy etc.

My grandmother has a hard time pronouncing my name, and my dad doesn't exactly pronounce my name right either. I think it's really preference. Sure, my dad can't quite pronounce my name, but the fact that he likes the name is the main reason why he picked it. I suspect lots of chinese folks just simply enjoy the name and choose it in spite of not being able to pronounce it.

[Fozzie_DeBear]

Originally posted by TheyCallMeBruce@Sep 29 2005, 04:18 PM
Da Shan sounds like a mandarine name. Unfortunately I have no idea who this could be. Da (big) Shan (mountian)? lol...no idea. Is this person an actor? Singer?

Yup....probably the most famous Canadian in the world (if you count number of people who know of him). He is likely the most popular caucasian in mainland China.

Who the fata is DaShan?
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[Cowperson]

Norman Bethune, I think, is probably pretty well known as well:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Bethune

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[Clarkey]

Do Chinese-Canadian people add MSG to their food at home? If so is it in a granular form like salt that you shake onto the food?

If MSG and Chinese food are apparently so unhealthy for you why do I see so many really old Chinese people (90's) walking around quite well looking healthy?

[FiftyBelow]

Originally Posted by Clarkey

Do Chinese-Canadian people add MSG to their food at home? If so is it in a granular form like salt that you shake onto the food?

If MSG and Chinese food are apparently so unhealthy for you why do I see so many really old Chinese people (90's) walking around quite well looking healthy?

Not chinese... but in reality a lot of the "chinese food" that's out there is Americanized chinese food. A lot of the "chinese" stuff that people order are just fast food variants. The stuff they cook at home is usually a lot healthier. Also I find that when I'm with chinese families, they often order different stuff off the menu than your typical ginger beef, sweet and sour pork etc.

That's what I've been told anyways...

[hkstylez]

I may already know this, but I'll also ask anyways... why are Asian women so loud and noisy when they talk?

[keenan87]

What does Ching-Chong mean?

Not suppose to be offensive, but I swear everyone uses those words when trying to speak chinese

[Pizza]

Why do chinese girls always fall for white guys?

[Chingas]

A Seven Year Bump, Is that pushing for a record?

[TheyCallMeBruce]

I'm glad to see someone revived this thread. In 2005 I was a young lad with many hopes and dreams. Today I am 7 years closer to death. This thread is a wonderful grim reminder of my mortality and that I should take every day as a gift.

To answer your questions:
1. My family and I don't really use MSG to cook. Salt does the work. I know a lot of families that occasionally do. To be honest, not every chinese family cooks with MSG all the time. The reason why the old looks so fit is because they tend to enjoy their comfort food from back home. Comfort food/peasent food from asia is usually pretty healthy.

2. Asian women are loud because they believe talking over each other asserts their female dominance over. It's like a pack of wild boars grunting loudly to establish who is the leader of the group. Also, I don't know, I'm making s*** up. Asian women still confound me.

3. Ching chong means "white racist person".

4. chinese girls go for white guys because it's like winning a prize. To land yourself a white guy is like landing a new car or buying LV bags. It's also to show off to other asian female friends that they have a new pet. So the white guy is just a trophy husband.

[Bertuzzied]

3. Unless in Shaq's case you are a racist black person.
4. I have to wonder why a white guy would choose a chinese girl? They are loud(point #2), most have no boobs and no matter what you do her parents will hate you. hehe

[GirlySports]

Asian girls go for white guys because usually they're nicer.

Asian guys and especially Asian guy's MOM can be unbearable!

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce

I'm glad to see someone revived this thread. In 2005 I was a young lad with many hopes and dreams. Today I am 7 years closer to death. This thread is a wonderful grim reminder of my mortality and that I should take every day as a gift.

To answer your questions:
1. My family and I don't really use MSG to cook. Salt does the work. I know a lot of families that occasionally do. To be honest, not every chinese family cooks with MSG all the time. The reason why the old looks so fit is because they tend to enjoy their comfort food from back home. Comfort food/peasent food from asia is usually pretty healthy.

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My sister-in-law is Asian and cooks with MSG. She says that it helps keep the veggies crunchy when making a stir fry, and honestly, I think she is right. I am not sure what the science is behind it, but it seems to make a difference.

I also can't say that MSG makes me feel ill or tired in any way. I think the effect is psychosomatic for a lot of people.

[Huntingwhale]

Do all chinese people know kung fu?

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

Do all chinese people know kung fu?

Yes, to some degree. Kung Fu and Math. We're still trying to figure out rap battles, so that will take some time.

[GirlySports]

[return to the red]

this thread (especially the last few posts)

[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce

Yes, to some degree. Kung Fu and Math. We're still trying to figure out rap battles, so that will take some time.

Don't forget driving. We Chinese are still trying to figure how to do that properly. But it's not our fault really. Its in our genetics. Our squinty eyes causes natural tunnel vision.

[return to the red]

Originally Posted by fotze

If there is one thing us white people like, its people of different races than ourselves saying the racist things we are thinking, about themself. That way, we can get all the enjoyment of being racist without being racist ourself.

Thats why we like Chris Rock and Russel Peters.

damnit, saw you responded came in looking for something gold

....leaving unsatisfied. I do agree though, and thus I have a question. Do asians ever go "that's such a white person thing to do"? Of course in an unredneck kinda way.