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 Topic: Chinese men and Prostitution |
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| paul Replies: 139 Views: 10468 |
 Forum: Culture Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:06 am Subject: Chinese men and Prostitution |
| The majority of the non bbc chinese blokes I know in the UK use pros and many ask me if I can help them find places.
(I should add at this point that I know the local area well as so know the areas ... |
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| Topic: How to approach a Chinese |
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| paul Replies: 17 Views: 1064 |
Forum: Culture Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:00 am Subject: How to approach a Chinese |
| If a girl doesn't want to get to know me then it's their loss.
Cracking line. :D It's almost as good as "if she plays her cards right so could have me." |
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| Topic: How to approach a Chinese |
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| paul Replies: 17 Views: 1064 |
Forum: Culture Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:49 pm Subject: How to approach a Chinese |
| Ha Ha that is how all women should make man feel. Then everyone is happy.
She makes me feel like that with everything she does. So much as a little smile and I feel all warm inside. I'm such ... |
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| Topic: How to approach a Chinese |
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| paul Replies: 17 Views: 1064 |
Forum: Culture Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:31 pm Subject: How to approach a Chinese |
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Ah is OK you must express your feelings and I am China born and I am not always aware when I am "insensitive". Maybe it's me that's over sensitive. Anyway I know you had no ill intent s ... |
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| Topic: How to approach a Chinese |
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| paul Replies: 17 Views: 1064 |
Forum: Culture Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:16 pm Subject: How to approach a Chinese |
| NiHao ma Paul?
My apologies. I only mean in most affectionate sense. Most of my boyfriends be Caucasian and never found one that took offense. Wo hao. Sorry about the moan but I was once ... |
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| Topic: How to approach a Chinese |
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| paul Replies: 17 Views: 1064 |
Forum: Culture Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:37 pm Subject: How to approach a Chinese |
| As another "gwai lo" (and I'm getting a bit peeved with that expression) I'll tell you now not to bother if it's a chat up and sex your after.
If you are interested in the food, culture and ... |
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| Topic: Learning Chinese not so hard |
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| paul Replies: 1 Views: 489 |
Forum: Culture Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:33 pm Subject: Learning Chinese not so hard |
| It's not that east for us europeans. We arn't used to a tonal language but we are able to pick it up in time.
My mandarin isn't that good but I am able to hold a basic conversation and I do enjoy usi ... |
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| Topic: Free english lessons |
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| paul Replies: 2 Views: 656 |
Forum: Notice Board and Events Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:22 am Subject: Free english lessons |
| Yes. :)
Run by a charity in partnership with the local council. They are there to help anyone who needs it with no strings attatched. Only one chinese there at the moment but I know a couple mor ... |
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| Topic: BBC uses the chink word once again |
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| paul Replies: 43 Views: 6641 |
Forum: Viewpoints Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:50 pm Subject: BBC uses the chink word once again |
| I've only experienced a racist remark from a chinese (malay chinese) once. I was visiting a couple of friends in Sheffield when one of the housemate made it very clear that a 'gwai lo' wasn't welcome ... | |
| Topic: Free english lessons |
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| paul Replies: 2 Views: 656 |
Forum: Notice Board and Events Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:14 pm Subject: Free english lessons |
| Should anyone in the Barnsley (South Yorkshire) area want free English lessons for themselves, staff or friends they are available free of charge.
Anyone who wants to learn English is welcome. No ... |
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| Topic: BBC uses the chink word once again |
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| paul Replies: 43 Views: 6641 |
Forum: Viewpoints Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:07 pm Subject: BBC uses the chink word once again |
| Now, anyone who understands Cantonese knows that the use of gweilo in the above examples is not derogatory, but an informal word
for 'westerner', 'white guy' or 'caucasian'. ................. In c ... |
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| Topic: BBC uses the chink word once again |
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| paul Replies: 43 Views: 6641 |
Forum: Viewpoints Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:00 am Subject: BBC uses the chink word once again |
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It is clear to me that the english & chinese languages have very different meanings even in the simplest of matters in very subtle ways."Gwei Lo" for example is a picturesque word made ... |
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| Topic: BBC uses the chink word once again |
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| paul Replies: 43 Views: 6641 |
Forum: Viewpoints Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:43 am Subject: BBC uses the chink word once again |
| ah well... gwai isn't just used for white people... older members of my family sometimes calls some of the younger generation of the family as 'gwai sing' which basically means they act like white peo ... | |
| Topic: BBC uses the chink word once again |
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| paul Replies: 43 Views: 6641 |
Forum: Viewpoints Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:35 am Subject: Re: "Chink" |
| Further to the discussion on the word “chink”, which I find indubitably offensive,
.............. we read that the chief spokesman of the, then, Secretary of State for Unemployment, Barbara Castle, ... |
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| Topic: BBC uses the chink word once again |
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| paul Replies: 43 Views: 6641 |
Forum: Viewpoints Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:35 pm Subject: BBC uses the chink word once again |
| Further to my previous post.
I was talking to a BBC chinese friend the other day who explained that she also had problems with the mentioned use of the word 'chink'. She explained that her poor gr ... |
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