TL
- 2011-01-20
Irrelevant don't you think. But drink all you like. You can only escape your problems for one night, they will still be there, with hangover, the next morning.
the lawyer
- 2011-01-20
So women with no curves and horse piss beer are the most important to you?
What about good beer and earning a real salary? Try a few years partying in China, and see how much better off it makes you in the real world...
ming
- 2011-01-20
beers are so......cheap $0.25 for a 22 oz (640 ml) bottle 
TL
- 2011-01-19
Don't need your confucian supremacy postings here please. Same goes for the kimchi poster....
As for me I'll eat my yang rou chuan/kebabs/lamb pies the old fashioned way...and my noodles/pasta with a fork.
suwon
- 2011-01-19
Kimchi is a traditional fermented Korean dish, made of vegetables with varied seasonings. Kimchi may also refer to unfermented vegetable dishes. There are hundreds of varieties of kimchi, made with a main vegetable ingredient such as napa cabbage, radish, green onion or cucumber. Kimchi is the most common banchan, or side dish, in Korean cuisine.
choi
- 2011-01-19
How are You? Ni Hao Ma
Also commonly shorten to Ni Hao.
This is likely to be the first Chinese words that you will ever need to learn. Useful as a greeting or a ice-breaker. Suitable for use with all ages and professions. Remember to use the Chinese phrase, Ni Hao, whenever you meet a Chinese friend or neighnor.
Thank You. Xie Xie.
Another polite term that is easy to remember and use.
Very Good. Hen Hao.
This is useful when giving praise for a job or task well done. Also useful as a reply to anyone who says "Ni Hao Ma?' to you.
Ni Hao Ma? (How are you?)
Hen Hao (Very Good)
No Good Bu Hao.
This is useful when there is a need to comment on a shoddy or incomplete job or task. Can also be used as a reply to Ni Hao Ma? but may not be such a good reply.
Ni Hao Ma? (How are you?)
Bu Hao (No Good)
Very Expensive. Hen Gui.
When bargaining at the shops, this is the best term to use when driving a hard bargain.
Don't want or No. Bu Yao.
This is the best term to use for touts - street hawkers who approach you at every tourist stop to ask you to buy things. Bu Yao....will stop them in their track.
This is beautiful. Hen Piao Liang.
Use this phrase to praise something that is nice or beautiful. May also be used when meeting a pretty girl too!
Taxi. Di Shi.
Di Shi is the correct term but you should be understood even if you use the English word for Taxi. They sound alike anyway.
Good Bye or See You Again. Zai Jian.
Well, I guess this is another term that will be easily understood even if the English word is used.
Excuse Me. Jie Guo.
There is always a crowd in touristy areas. There are so many Chinese who wants to see the same monuments too. Rather than push your way through the crowd, using the term Jie Guo may just open the path ahead for you!
Receipt. Fa Piao.
Always ask for the receipt or Fa Piao at the shops or from a taxi. This may be useful if you need to complain about a fraud or shoddy product. Also useful if you leave behind your bag or camera in the taxi.
I don't want. Wo Bu Yao.
Useful when refusing a tout or when offered a drink too many at the Dinner table.
traveler
- 2011-01-18
Try and sound Chinese - Dress like them.
some1
- 2011-01-17
Another tip for newbies: Hope for the best and plan for the worse.
When you leave to overseas, leave your ego and attitude at home. That's all folks!