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  7. Chinaisms - How the English language works

    in Culture & Language Discussion

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    I am not sure about how they say it in China, because I have not heard Ying say these words, but when I was stationed in Korea I remember the Koreans always adding GEE to words that ended in AGE, such as sausage, orange, garage......i.e. sausagee, orangee, garagee.

     

    Have any of those who already have their loved ones here now noticed that? :huh:

    From a post I wrote in another thread last summer:

     

    Yes. Lai and her niece explained to me this last year; they don't have two consonants together as one sound, so when they see such in English, they think of it as sort of a sound and a half. They then want to make it two separate sounds. So, when they were here last year, Lai and Dory (who's English is very good) and Lai's sister (Dory's mom) kept calling me "See-got" Lai can say "Scott", but she still often calls me "See-got", and I have to say I encourage that because I find it very endearing :P

     

    In the car on the way from dinner one evening, Lai and Dory and Lai's sister would look at street signs and convert them into Chinglish. "Orangethorpe" became something like "Ahran-gee-ho": the "ng" was separated into two syllables, they don't have the "th" sound, so the "t" was dropped, and as Dory explained, Cantonese tend to get lazy about word endings, so the "rpe" was also dropped

     

    Knott's Berry Farm became "Not-a-see Bera" followed by the untranslated Cantonese word for "farm" :lol:

     

    Lai will also frequently add Cantonese words like "ah", "la", "wor", etc. to the ends of sentences. They don't really mean anything, but just add expression...

  8. Number of times visited in China

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

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    There is no set criteria for passing the sniff test; if there was then all the fraudsters would know EXACTLY what they had to do to get in.  :unsure:

    Of course, it also means legitimate couples have a definite chance of being unjustly denied <_<

     

    Lai and I met three times: in Hong Kong six months after we met online, once in the US just before sending the K-1 petition, and once more in Hong Kong at the time of her interview. I was able to accompany her to the waiting area in front of the interview window, so the VO could see I was there with her.

  13. Did you discuss religion to your loveone?

    in Culture & Language Discussion

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    In Hong Kong, the major religions are Buddhism and Taoism, plus there is Confucianism, ancestor worship, and other local Chinese religions. But there are also about 500,000 Christians, 50,000 or so Muslims, and smaller percentages of other major religions.

     

    Lai and I are both devout Christians, very active in our churches. Accordingly, our religious beliefs were a major topic at the beginning, though since we met on a Christian singles' site, there weren't any major surprises. Her family was Buddhist when she was small, but since has all become Christian. We are of different denominations, I'm Lutheran and she is a sort of Baptist, but we have agreement on the essentials

     

    I don't think it would have worked if we didn't share a common faith.

  19. What is with all the viruses?

    in Culture & Language Discussion

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    By the way I need to buy a couple of these anti-spyware products. Anyone have any suggestions on the best products out there. Is it safe to download them from the internet. Or should I purchase them in the mail. I have two computers networked. Do I have to buy them for both computers. I assume I do.

    Two of the programs I use, Pop-Up Stopper and Adaware 6, are both free. I downloaded them from the Net with no problems. They are excellent programs, though you may also wish to supplement them with additional ones, as others here have done.

  21. What is with all the viruses?

    in Culture & Language Discussion

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    True, but when you leave the keys in the ignition of your Ferrari, who's fault is it when it isn't on the street corner you left it?

     

    Simple, the thug who took my momentary absent-mindedness as an invitation to take what didn't belong to him, and then likely lead the police on a 90mph chase through residential streets, assault the cops when they catch him, and then sue them for "police-brutality" and racism....

  22. What is with all the viruses?

    in Culture & Language Discussion

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    Uh, Clifford,

     

    That's like saying robberies are "caused" by easy-to-pick locks, rapes are "caused" by women wearing short skirts, and hi-jackings are "caused" by inept security procedures. Viruses, like the above, are caused by evil sociopaths who should be locked away for good, and kept away from any electronic device more advanced than a light-bulb.....

     

    I agree with you about all the MS problems you listed, but they wouldn't be near as much of a problem were there not cockroaches out there writing malicious code.....

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