Comments on: Ring Me Up http://www.jazzviolin.com/china/2007/03/25/ring-me-up/ China Travel Etiquette Photos, Videos and More Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:06:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Robert Thompson http://www.jazzviolin.com/china/2007/03/25/ring-me-up/#comment-1061 Robert Thompson Sun, 06 May 2007 20:35:04 +0000 http://www.jazzviolin.com/china/2007/03/25/ring-me-up/#comment-1061 "Exotic" is such an interesting word. I guess when you say "exotic", you mean that "they are pointed out where ever they are, in which ever city"? ("Oh, look! A black person!") How many conversations have I had with my new Chinese friends about how that isn't appropriate, to say the least. In terms of labeling people, (ie, I'm not a person, or even an artist, I'm a "lao wai" or "waiguoren") -- the Chinese have a long way to go, and they seem to not know it. Just recently a hotel manager (totally out of the blue, as we were inquiring about the lack of amenities at their hotel) blurted out to my wife, "Don't think you're lucky because you married an American!". We were stunned that she would even think that, as we were only asking about the hotel. Again, more labels, more status, more "face" -- it is tiring after a while. “Exotic” is such an interesting word. I guess when you say “exotic”, you mean that “they are pointed out where ever they are, in which ever city”? (”Oh, look! A black person!”) How many conversations have I had with my new Chinese friends about how that isn’t appropriate, to say the least.

In terms of labeling people, (ie, I’m not a person, or even an artist, I’m a “lao wai” or “waiguoren”) — the Chinese have a long way to go, and they seem to not know it.

Just recently a hotel manager (totally out of the blue, as we were inquiring about the lack of amenities at their hotel) blurted out to my wife, “Don’t think you’re lucky because you married an American!”. We were stunned that she would even think that, as we were only asking about the hotel. Again, more labels, more status, more “face” — it is tiring after a while.

]]> By: Bob http://www.jazzviolin.com/china/2007/03/25/ring-me-up/#comment-1060 Bob Sun, 06 May 2007 20:10:56 +0000 http://www.jazzviolin.com/china/2007/03/25/ring-me-up/#comment-1060 The "black people tooth paste" is what happens when Dixies try to sell stuffs in China in the old days. "Darlie" used to be "Darkie", a southern slur for black people. It's now a Colgate Palmolive brand, but they didn't bother to change the logo. I guess black people are considered somewhat exotic in China, so this is not really derogatory. The “black people tooth paste” is what happens when Dixies try to sell stuffs in China in the old days. “Darlie” used to be “Darkie”, a southern slur for black people. It’s now a Colgate Palmolive brand, but they didn’t bother to change the logo. I guess black people are considered somewhat exotic in China, so this is not really derogatory.

]]> By: Mary http://www.jazzviolin.com/china/2007/03/25/ring-me-up/#comment-808 Mary Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:08:39 +0000 http://www.jazzviolin.com/china/2007/03/25/ring-me-up/#comment-808 oooh and by the way, the haitian-nation love them chicken feet...don't diss it if you can't kick it! oooh and by the way, the haitian-nation love them chicken feet…don’t diss it if you can’t kick it!

]]> By: Mary http://www.jazzviolin.com/china/2007/03/25/ring-me-up/#comment-807 Mary Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:07:40 +0000 http://www.jazzviolin.com/china/2007/03/25/ring-me-up/#comment-807 I died , man...That was soooo funny. Trust my white brother to find something on the black man. hihihihi I died , man…That was soooo funny. Trust my white brother to find something on the black man. hihihihi

]]> By: Uncle Rico http://www.jazzviolin.com/china/2007/03/25/ring-me-up/#comment-771 Uncle Rico Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:47:36 +0000 http://www.jazzviolin.com/china/2007/03/25/ring-me-up/#comment-771 Hilarious, Bobby. I'd be laughing harder if I didn't think I'd wake up my napping kid. Hilarious, Bobby. I’d be laughing harder if I didn’t think I’d wake up my napping kid.

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