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First mytrack in Taiwan.
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=218367456943400918147.0004c15d45c914a3bf878
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You’re not as hard as this guy!
Underwater Hunter Goes Deep Sea Fishing Without Air! (by VjCeeJayOfficial)
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Asia Society: Video: Revisiting the 1953 Iranian Coup with Christopher de Bellaigue http://goo.gl/mag/wn8Xo
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VICE: Taobao’s Special Delivery http://goo.gl/mag/fFbXi
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Classic!!!!!
Young MC - Bust A Move [Official Video] (by RoL4ndInHo)
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I guess this is how you prepare animal organs. Lay them out on the sidewalk…
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San Francisco - Mission District: Lung Shan Restaurant / Mission Chinese Food by wallyg on Flickr.
Cool San Francisco/Food/Chinese story of the day
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Instagram →
Iran Mosaic - sent by Paula. Thanks
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Why does it have to come to this, to get my laptop working?
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When Humor Runs Aground | Sinosplice →
Really great description by an American living in Shanghai, about the cultural differences between American and Chinese sense of humor.
I would say in American humor, if you have to explain the joke, the joke “failed”. It seems, in Chinese humor, it’s important to clarify the humor point.
In American humor, overexaggeration is cheesy. The art is in subtlety. Make it seem as plausible as possible, with only a hint or smattering of exaggeration; puts some responsibility on the listener to ‘get’ the joke. Chinese humor seems opposite, clearly exaggerate to clarify that you are making a joke, and not speaking literally.
I know for myself, I have much more of the American style — and I happen to like it and find it funny. And I am constantly getting blank stares, whenever I try to make silly jokes; be it in Chinese or English. 慢慢來
