Mitch, I am sorry to say that the Chinese students here in Wuhan do not speak Chinese. They do not understand good Chinese food like Moo Shu Pork or Lo Mein. But I have learned that Lo Mein is probably a corruption of Lamian just like Chow Mein is chowmian (something like chow- mee-en). They do say that the Chinese food as shown on the Chinese menu is very much like the food they eat here.
Rick, there are all kinds of cars in China. Many European brands, like BMW, Benz, Volkswagon. There are American cars here as well but not as many . In Shanghai and Beijing there are more because Buick has a joint venture and they are produced in either of the two cities, but I forgot which one. Toyota, Honda and Nisson also have joint ventures with Chinese companies. In addition, there are many Chinese car companies. In fact, all of the Chinese taxis are Chinese cars. By the way, we took a taxi ride for about 40 minutes and it cost about 10 yuan. that is about $1.40 US. Why buy a car?????
This morning I taught the class to play Casino. They taught me a game called LIE. It is something like Liars Dice but played with cards. When I visit with you, I will teach you how it is lied. Of course, since you are a Judge, you cannot win because you cannot lie.
We went through the NY cards that were sent to me by my OCS roommates niece in Massapequa, LI. They were well received and want to thank the students so I am witting this in the blog for all to know how much they were appreciated.
Today, just at the end of the break, my class will meet with abuot 10 other classes and each of us will present a college fight song. As I told you, our song is Anchors Aweigh. It may not sound like the fight songs you know but if you remember that the song is the Navy song. We can speak softly but carry a big stick. We will perform under a huge statue of Confucius (sp?).
Told them about Mah Jong and Shelley walked into the classroom. I knew I was in trouble and would be cought when I made a mistake so I switched to cards.
Robyn, you wanted $1 per year of your age allowance! I'll give you one Yuan every year. Just think about it. In 21 years, if I am still alive, you'll have gotten 21 yuan or about $3. Fair enough?
Time to go so I'll see you later. Tonight we are taking my TA, Harry, out for dinner so I may not get a chance to write another blog for a day or so. Love to all.
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No, no, no, you miss understand! $1 PER WEEK for every year alive...so at the moment you should be sending me $39 a week. Of course that's only about £18...
I forgot to ask...a 40 minute taxi rise was 10 yaun, which to you was cheap. Is it cheap to someone who lives there and doesn't have American currency behind them? How much is the average yearly salary there?
Hi Dad and Shelley. I am just catching up on your recent entries. I just finished your latest and decided to write before catching up on the rest...otherwise, 20 little fingers will be hitting unwanted keys as I try to write - the 20 little fingers are distracted downstairs at the moment!
Quick question - (forgive me if you've mentioned this before) - how many languages are spoken throughout China - I know that Mandarin is the main language but are there others? Are you interested in learning Mandarin when you get home? Is it offerred at UNF?
And I'm curious about the food - are there any new flavors or ingredients that you've tried? Are you inspired to learn to cook Chinese food?
Robyn: don't know the average annual salary here but I do know that an ex-pat teacher (from Las Vegas) has been getting 3,450 yuan (about $500) per month plus an apt. and a round trip plane ticket. Also know that it is hard for students to get visas to study in US because immigration is afraid they'll stay cux salaries are so low in Wuhan. Students from Hong Kong can easily get visas because their salary scale is competitive with US.
Tracy: Don't know how many dialects are spoken in China. Don't plan on cooking any new Chinese dishes. They use WAY MORE oil in their cooking than we do plus I don't understand why the whole country isn't horribly constipated based on the amount of rice that they eat!! And they eat the same kinds of food that they eat for lunch and dinner. Dad and I can handle it for lunch and dinner but not breakfast!!
We have tried many new flavors and ingredients!!! And seen many we won't try..duck's tongue, fish heads, duck heads, and many we can't identify!!
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