Comments on: Yet another way Chinese and Western culture differ… http://translationmusings.com/2009/08/26/yet-another-way-chinese-and-western-culture-differ/ featuring musings about my life and the translation industry Fri, 25 May 2012 16:32:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: GuexBosewes http://translationmusings.com/2009/08/26/yet-another-way-chinese-and-western-culture-differ/#comment-2516 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:37:32 +0000 http://translationmusings.com/?p=1881#comment-2516 I don’t know If I said it already but …Hey good stuff…keep up the good work! :) I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say I’m glad I found your blog. Thanks,)

A definite great read..

-Bill-Bartmann

]]> By: jillsommer http://translationmusings.com/2009/08/26/yet-another-way-chinese-and-western-culture-differ/#comment-2388 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:01:02 +0000 http://translationmusings.com/?p=1881#comment-2388 Thanks for setting the record straight, Andrew. My cousin is in Chengdu with the State Department, but I hadn’t had a chance to ask him how accurate it was. And who doesn’t like eating Swedish meatballs and lingonberry sauce. Think I’ll go make some right now… (yes, I have a bag in my freezer – how is that for a coincidence?) I love IKEA :-) .

]]> By: Andrew Rink http://translationmusings.com/2009/08/26/yet-another-way-chinese-and-western-culture-differ/#comment-2387 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:18:29 +0000 http://translationmusings.com/?p=1881#comment-2387 Quite a bit of exaggeration in that article IMHO. I’ve been to the Beijing Yi Jia store on a number of occasions and never noticed anybody sleeping in the beds or on the couches. I wouldn’t rule it out but it’s not the norm. And there are queues at the tills — not large ones by Chinese standards, but it’s not like there’s nobody buying anything. Also, in Beijing there are cheaper places to eat than IKEA, although probably not if you’re looking for Swedish meatballs with chips (fries) and lingonberry sauce :) .

]]> By: Corinne McKay http://translationmusings.com/2009/08/26/yet-another-way-chinese-and-western-culture-differ/#comment-2360 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:55:14 +0000 http://translationmusings.com/?p=1881#comment-2360 Oh my gosh, that article is *hilarious*, I love the photo of the people asleep on the sofa! I’ve never been to China but when I was in Singapore, it amazed me how many people went to shopping malls for entertainment. But I guess that the novelty of it being 90+ degrees and 90+ percent humidity year-round wears off after a while :)

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