Re: Culture info

katdgrant · katdgrant on Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:27 am

joseph wrote:
katdgrant wrote:It is great to hear more info about China and love to hear more!
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So, I have a question for you Kat! Why Chinese people use firecrakers?

To scare away bad sprits? LOL!!

joseph · joseph on Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:58 am

katdgrant wrote:
joseph wrote:
katdgrant wrote:It is great to hear more info about China and love to hear more!
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So, I have a question for you Kat! Why Chinese people use firecrakers?
To scare away bad sprits? LOL!!

So, you knew it, right? Yes, they think that these noise will make them run away, and the red color of the firecrackers is to bring good luck jocolor

katdgrant · katdgrant on Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:53 pm

joseph wrote:So, you knew it, right? Yes, they think that these noise will make them run away, and the red color of the firecrackers is to bring good luck

Hehe I knew red meant good luck, like for the red envelopes given out for new year Wink

And of course gold mean prosperity Smile

katdgrant · katdgrant on Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:54 pm

I know ONE thing to ask, what is the normal tradition for if you got pregnant in China? Do you have to get married? I am unsure as it maybe more clear to know what is tradition with pregnancy there.

joseph · joseph on Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:17 pm

katdgrant wrote:
joseph wrote:So, you knew it, right? Yes, they think that these noise will make them run away, and the red color of the firecrackers is to bring good luck
Hehe I knew red meant good luck, like for the red envelopes given out for new year And of course gold mean prosperity

Good, you know a lot!! alien

katdgrant · katdgrant on Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:34 pm

joseph wrote:
katdgrant wrote:
joseph wrote:So, you knew it, right? Yes, they think that these noise will make them run away, and the red color of the firecrackers is to bring good luck
Hehe I knew red meant good luck, like for the red envelopes given out for new year And of course gold mean prosperity

Good, you know a lot!!

Thanks

joseph · joseph on Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:18 pm

katdgrant wrote:I know ONE thing to ask, what is the normal tradition for if you got pregnant in China? Do you have to get married? I am unsure as it maybe more clear to know what is tradition with pregnancy there.

Well Kat, I am not 100% sure about what I say. As far as I know, in the past, it was considered shameful to be pregnant before marriage (I mean, in mainland China, and in Asian, in general). But I know that nowadays, China (like Japan) is becoming more and more like the Western societies, and many people have sex without marriage. So, if you are pregnant (as in your case, in China), the family will just be a bit embarassed, but that's all. I mean, it won't be a big deal. Remember that Eastern Asian societies have so many things in common with the Western societies, and this is why we like each other (I mean we don't have too many cultural frictions); it is not like the Western world, and the Middle-Eastern cultures. You see, many Western people like Asian cultures, and many Asian people have Western first names! alien

katdgrant · katdgrant on Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:53 pm

joseph wrote:Well Kat, I am not 100% sure about what I say. As far as I know, in the past, it was considered shameful to be pregnant before marriage (I mean, in mainland China, and in Asian, in general). But I know that nowadays, China (like Japan) is becoming more and more like the Western societies, and many people have sex without marriage. So, if you are pregnant (as in your case, in China), the family will just be a bit embarassed, but that's all. I mean, it won't be a big deal. Remember that Eastern Asian societies have so many things in common with the Western societies, and this is why we like each other (I mean we don't have too many cultural frictions); it is not like the Western world, and the Middle-Eastern cultures. You see, many Western people like Asian cultures, and many Asian people have Western first names!

I did see a special show on travel to China, central china and first place was shanghai I love you

so learned a bit about it. Not much thou LOL!! Yeah I have noticed with western names, **poke** lol, I love Asian names. I would love to have a baby with a Asian name with Western as well lol. So difficult. I do like a few, I am loving one name which is female and it is Mei...cute and pronounced more western ((May)). But I dont know lol! I did not know if his family would be upset over this, who knows...I dont know where they are. Very well in Shanghai. Thanks Smile

Mario · Mario on Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:38 am

Gno oi lei = I love you in Cantonese.
Lehn Chaii = Handsome guy

Just throwin' some useful phrases around. Smile

-Mario.

Thomas · Thomas on Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:59 pm

Mario wrote:Gno oi lei = I love you in Cantonese.
Lehn Chaii = Handsome guy

Just throwin' some useful phrases around.

-Mario.

That's cool. Thanks for sharing.
In Vietnamese: Anh yeu em= I love you( a guy saying it to a girl)
Em yeu anh(a girl saying it to a guy)
Anh chang dep trai=handsome guy

katdgrant · katdgrant on Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:32 am

Good info!! Thx boys!!

Thomas · Thomas on Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:33 am

katdgrant wrote:Good info!! Thx boys!!

You're welcome!
Khong co chi! haha