July 2012
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I sneeze rainbows.: I always feel a little awkward... →
It is too bad they “expect” you to respond, but then again maybe learning a bit of Tagalog would help…
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because they all assume my mom raised me to speak Tagalog, but I only know the most basic phrases
so we’ll be talking in English and all of a sudden they break out in rapid fire Tagalog, and then expect me to respond
so I just nod and smile
and then...
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"叫人"^_^ The Art of Greetings
I want to use my blog “Ouya” as a place to speak out on the finer details on cultural mashups, particularly concerning Anglo-Sino cultural crossroads.
Today just a micro-aside on Greetings.
Chinese practice is to always greet people, audibly, with a name or title if 1) they are your senior, and 2) if it is the first time you’ve seen them that day. This is just ground into...
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"Never Let Me Down Again"
You just have to love the Eric Prydz Remix of the #DepecheMode song…