I saw the title of this thread and, although I now see I got the wrong end of the stick, I couldn't resist sharing a little story with you all, if that's ok, - a joke against myself really.
I was immediately reminded of how much I wished to 'socialise' with my Chinese neighbours in Hong Kong and so I tried to find an English to Chinese phrase book which was easy to use.
Eventually I found one ... oh my! It was called: 'MAKING OUT IN CHINESE'. Yeah yeah ok, so call me stoopid, duh. I didn't open it until I got home and only then did I realise it wasn't quite what I wanted lol
Oh yes, I discovered lots of 'simple to say phrases', but I decided NOT to try them on my elderly neighbour, Mrs Tang, since I doubt very much she would have welcomed my amourous and very direct chat-up lines (let alone go to bed with me) even if I WAS able to ask her in perfect Mandarin)!
The joys of international travel :o)
"Watch out for the pedestrian ..... It's on the road; it knows the risks its taking!"
I saw the title of this thread and, although I now see I got the wrong end of the stick, I couldn't resist sharing a little story with you all, if that's ok, - a joke against myself really.
I was immediately reminded of how much I wished to 'socialise' with my Chinese neighbours in Hong Kong and so I tried to find an English to Chinese phrase book which was easy to use.
Eventually I found one ... oh my! It was called: 'MAKING OUT IN CHINESE'. Yeah yeah ok, so call me stoopid, duh. I didn't open it until I got home and only then did I realise it wasn't quite what I wanted lol
Oh yes, I discovered lots of 'simple to say phrases', but I decided NOT to try them on my elderly neighbour, Mrs Tang, since I doubt very much she would have welcomed my amourous and very direct chat-up lines (let alone go to bed with me) even if I WAS able to ask her in perfect Mandarin)!
The joys of international travel :o)
"Watch out for the pedestrian ..... It's on the road; it knows the risks its taking!"