Comments on: The Secret Life Of The Laowai http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/learning-chinese/the-secret-life-of-the-laowai/ The no-nonsense China expat and traveller community. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:05:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nedzer http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/learning-chinese/the-secret-life-of-the-laowai/#comment-12056 Nedzer Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:50:44 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=1037#comment-12056 I suggest a Chapter called, "Dawei and Mali lose their temper in a second tier city." The following takes place in the Mandarin language... Mali:Why are they shouting hello at you Dawei? Dawei: I don't fucking know Mali, but if another fucker shouts hello, I'm going to let him have it. Passerby: HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOO! Dawei: You motherfucker, do you know me? Do you know me you ass wipe? No , I did'nt think so. Mali kick that farmer in the nuts. MALI ATTEMPTS TO KICK THE FARMER BUT IS ATTACKED BY 27 POT BELLIED CITY OFFICIALS IN SHORT SLEEVED SHIRTS, MATCHING BELTS AND OBLIGITORY NAVY SLACKS. DAWEI AND MALI ARE BEATEN INTO SUBMISSION BY THE WEAPON OF CHOICE - 26 LEATHER MANBAGS AND THE HEEL OF A SIZE 32 POINTY LEATHER SHOE NEW WORDS CAO4 NI3 MA1. MOTHERFUCKER/FUCK YOUR MOTHER CAO4. FUCK NI3 REN4 SHI1 WO3 MA2 ? DO YOU KNOW ME? CA1 PI4 GU1 ZHI3. ASS WIPE ( cultural note - Chinese never use this expression as an insult) TI1 NI3 ZHE4 GE4 NONG2 MING2 DE DAN4 DAN. KICK THAT FARMER IN THE BALLS. NONG2 MING2. FARMER TESTICLES. DAN4 DAN4 TI1. KICK SUPPLIMENTARY WORDS MANBAG POINTY SHOE POT BELLY (next chapter) A TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL. Dawei: (speaking to police officer in hospital) They all looked the same Like clones. I suggest a Chapter called, “Dawei and Mali lose their temper in a second tier city.”

The following takes place in the Mandarin language…

Mali:Why are they shouting hello at you Dawei?

Dawei: I don’t fucking know Mali, but if another fucker shouts hello, I’m going to let him have it.

Passerby: HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOO!

Dawei: You motherfucker, do you know me? Do you know me you ass wipe? No , I did’nt think so. Mali kick that farmer in the nuts.

MALI ATTEMPTS TO KICK THE FARMER BUT IS ATTACKED BY 27 POT BELLIED CITY OFFICIALS IN SHORT SLEEVED SHIRTS, MATCHING BELTS AND OBLIGITORY NAVY SLACKS.
DAWEI AND MALI ARE BEATEN INTO SUBMISSION BY THE WEAPON OF CHOICE – 26 LEATHER MANBAGS AND THE HEEL OF A SIZE 32 POINTY LEATHER SHOE

NEW WORDS
CAO4 NI3 MA1. MOTHERFUCKER/FUCK YOUR MOTHER
CAO4. FUCK
NI3 REN4 SHI1 WO3 MA2 ? DO YOU KNOW ME?
CA1 PI4 GU1 ZHI3. ASS WIPE ( cultural note – Chinese never use this expression as an insult)
TI1 NI3 ZHE4 GE4 NONG2 MING2 DE DAN4 DAN. KICK THAT FARMER IN THE BALLS.
NONG2 MING2. FARMER
TESTICLES. DAN4 DAN4
TI1. KICK

SUPPLIMENTARY WORDS
MANBAG
POINTY SHOE
POT BELLY

(next chapter)
A TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL.
Dawei: (speaking to police officer in hospital) They all looked the same Like clones.

]]> By: bishop http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/learning-chinese/the-secret-life-of-the-laowai/#comment-12037 bishop Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:33:24 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=1037#comment-12037 Well, some of the text books are improving too. Boya Hanyu's first book has a lesson on skipping class because Dawei drank too much baijiu and was hung over. It also has a lesson on Dawei thinking his Chinese is better than it is and screwing up a Chinese folk song, with Mali making fun of him. Not great, but still better than the absolutely bizarre Palanka and Gubo. Well, some of the text books are improving too. Boya Hanyu’s first book has a lesson on skipping class because Dawei drank too much baijiu and was hung over. It also has a lesson on Dawei thinking his Chinese is better than it is and screwing up a Chinese folk song, with Mali making fun of him.

Not great, but still better than the absolutely bizarre Palanka and Gubo.

]]> By: China Journal : Best of the China Blogs: December 8 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/learning-chinese/the-secret-life-of-the-laowai/#comment-12030 China Journal : Best of the China Blogs: December 8 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:46:42 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=1037#comment-12030 [...] Shanghai expat picks up an illustrated guide to being a foreigner in China from the local public security bureau. [Lost [...] [...] Shanghai expat picks up an illustrated guide to being a foreigner in China from the local public security bureau. [Lost [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/learning-chinese/the-secret-life-of-the-laowai/#comment-12027 Ryan Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:56:20 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=1037#comment-12027 Seriously, if this was translated into Chinese and put to a bit of a curriculum, I'd be all over it! @sage: You consort with a varied bunch. Seriously, if this was translated into Chinese and put to a bit of a curriculum, I’d be all over it!

@sage: You consort with a varied bunch.

]]> By: sage http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/expat-stuff/learning-chinese/the-secret-life-of-the-laowai/#comment-12019 sage Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:30:45 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/?p=1037#comment-12019 i think i met the cop who consulted in the writing of this new comic... probably a few times, actually. i think i met the cop who consulted in the writing of this new comic… probably a few times, actually.

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