http://www.andrewpouw.com/2010/01/chinese-question-1/ overanalyzing everything Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:57:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://www.andrewpouw.com/2010/01/chinese-question-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1072 Sam Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:56:39 +0000 http://www.andrewpouw.com/2010/01/chinese-question-1/#comment-1072 Well,actually,a question like 你吃饭了吗 in China is just like 'Fine weather,isn't it?'in Britain,it depends on how you deal with it. Well,actually,a question like 你吃饭了吗 in China is just like ‘Fine weather,isn’t it?’in Britain,it depends on how you deal with it.

]]> http://www.andrewpouw.com/2010/01/chinese-question-1/comment-page-1/#comment-881 t..h.p Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:39:53 +0000 http://www.andrewpouw.com/2010/01/chinese-question-1/#comment-881 In the old famine-plaqued China, having a full stomach wasn't a guaranteed thing so, the phrased was a form of social greeting and if you asked and the greeted is hungry, I think you are supposed to offer the next meal! In the old famine-plaqued China, having a full stomach wasn’t a guaranteed thing so, the phrased was a form of social greeting and if you asked and the greeted is hungry, I think you are supposed to offer the next meal!

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