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Ca1Girl-ness
AsavisitingprofessorinanAmericanuniversity,ZhangHuawas
invitedtogivealecturetoagroupofAmericanstudents.HetalkedaboutuniversitystudentsinChina.Duringthequestion-and-answerperiodafterthelecture,onefemalestudentaskedaquestionthatsurprid
ZhangHua.“Whenyoutalked aboutfemalestudents, youreferred tothem
asgirls.Why?
”
“Becauthey
are
girls.That
’swhatthey
are
called,
”Zhang
Hua
triedtoanswer,butheknewhedidnotreallyunderstandtheintentof
thequestion.
“I
don’t
quite
understandyourquestion,
I’mafraid.
”
“IntheStates,wecallourlves
‘women’ifwe
’reoldenoughto
gototheuniversity.Callingus
‘girls’isinsulting.
”
DoChinefemalecollegestudentsprefertobecalledwomen?
Ca2
Manyyearsago,aChinemanshowedaphotoof
hiswifeto
someAmerican
visitors.
Outof
courtesy,
they
all
said,”Sheisverybeautiful.
”Also
outofcourtesy,
themanreplied
withwhathewouldhavedonein
Chine
underthecircumstance,
”Where!
Where!”Quite
takenaback,nobodysaid
anythingforamoment,untilthemostingeniousoneamongthevisitors,
takinganotherlookatthephoto,said,
“Oh,everywhere!
”
Whatdid
the
Chineintend
tomeanbyreplying
with
“Where!Where!”?
Ca1Girl-ness
Asavisiting professor inanAmericanuniversity, ZhangHuawasinvited togive
alecturetoagroupofAmericanstudents.Hetalkedaboutuniversitystudentsin
China. During thequestion-and-answer period after thelecture, onefemale student
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askedaquestion
that
surprid
ZhangHua.
“Whenyoutalked
aboutfemale
students,
youreferredtothemasgirls.Why?
”
“Becautheyaregirls.That
’swhattheyarecalled,
”ZhangHuatriedto
answer,butheknewhedidnotreallyunderstandtheintentofthequestion.
“I
don’tquiteunderstandyourquestion,I
’mafraid.
”
“IntheStates,wecallourlves
‘women’ifwe
’reoldenoughtogotothe
university.Callingus
‘girls
’isinsulting.
”
DoChinefemalecollegestudentsprefertobecalledwomen?
Ca2
Manyyearsago,
aChinemanshowedaphoto
ofhiswife
to
someAmerican
visitors.
Outofcourtesy,theyallsaid,
”Sheisverybeautiful.
”Alsooutofcourtesy,
themanrepliedwithwhathewouldhavedoneinChineunderthecircumstance,
”
Where!Where!”Quitetakenaback,nobodysaidanythingforamoment,untilthe
mostingenious oneamongthevisitors, taking another look atthephoto, said, “Oh,
everywhere! ”
WhatdidtheChineintendtomeanbyreplyingwith “Where!Where! ”?
Ca3 “IJustWantedtoTalk ”.
Wutongwasagraduate student inaChineuniversity. Likemanystudents the
days,hewasverykeenonlearningEnglish.HewouldtalkwithEnglishspeakers
asoftenashecould.
Oneday,hesawanewforeigneroncampus,LeonardRamsay,andoverheardhim
speaking English. WhenMr.Ramsayfinished speaking withtheother person, heturned
togo,butWuTongstoppedhim.Hewentupandsaid, “YouspeakEnglish,isthat
right? ”
“Yes,why?”
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“I’dliketopractimyEnglishwithyou,ifyoudon ’tmind. ”
Mr.Ramsaylookedalittleannoyed. “Iprefernotto,ifyoudon ’tmind. ”
Ca4AnUnwantedFoodService
DuringalunchbuffetataconferenceinChina,WuFa,theinterpreterofthe
conference, satwith four foreign participants. Theywerehavingagoodtimetalking.
WhenWuFastoodupfor morefood,sheaskedwhethershecouldbringanythingback
forthem.
Everyonethankedherandsaid “no”.Awhilelater,WuFacamebackwitha
plate full of food, andaskedwhether theothers wouldlike to havesomething from
herplate.
Again,thefourotherssaid, “No”.
“Oh,pleatakesomething,Ican ’teatthismuchfoodmylf. ”
Theforeignersshruggedandoneortwoofthemevenfrownedalittle.
Ca5SimpleCanBeSpecial
WenHonghadanAmericanprofessorinhereconomicsclassinChina.Shehadgiven
theprofessoralotofhelpduringthecour.Attheendofthemester,theprofessorandhiswifeinvitedhertotheirhomefordinner.TheysaidtheyweregoingtocookheranAmericanmeal.
WenHongfelt veryflattered andexcited,since McDonald,KFCandPizza
HuthadbeenheronlyexposuretoWesterncooking.
Theyhadsaladtostartwith ,thensteakwithpotatoes ,followedby
icecream.WenHonghadexpectedmorecoursbutthemealcametoan
end.Sheknewtheprofessor andhiswifewerebeingkindtoher,butsomehow
shewasalittle disappointed. ShewonderedwhetherAmericansdoeatlike
thatathome.
Ca6ChineCoffeeCustoms
WhilestudyingintheUnitedStates,LinJunmadeafewAmerican
friends. Onedayheinvited twoofthemtohisapartmentand cookedthem
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ameal.Whenhisfriendssaidtheywouldlikesomecoffee,hestarted
boilingsomewater.Withoutaskingthemanyquestions,hemadethree
cupsof3-in-1coffee,thewayheusuallytookit.
Bothfriends tasted thecoffee andfrowned. Onesaidshealwaystook
coffee black,theothersaidhepreferred tohavelesssugarinhiscoffee.
Theyalsotold himthat thespoonisfor stirring thecoffee,nottodrink
fromlikehedid.LinJunwambarrasd.Hehadthoughtthateveryonedrankcoffeethesamewayashedid.Ca7NoifromNoodles
JaneandPeterwereChenDong’slandlordandlandladywhenhewasintheStates.Theyhadbecomegoodfriendsbytheendofhisone-yearstay.TheykeptintouchwitheachotherafterChenDongreturnedto
China.JaneandPeterdecidedtovisitChinasoonafterChenDonglefttheStates.
TheymadeaspecialstopinGuangzhouwhereChenDonglives.ChenDonghadpromidtoshowthemaroundthecityandletthemtrysome
authenticCantonefood.Onething ,inparticular ,hewantedthemto
trywasnoodles.Heknewveralrestaurantsthatrvedgoodnoodles
andtookthecoupletooneofthemforlunchoneday.
NoodlestypicallycomeinsoupinCantonecooking.ChenDong
started eating thenoodleswithchopsticks,whileJaneandPeterexchanged
alookatthenoithat camewith hiating. After alittle hesitation ,
theyasked forforks. Awaitresstold themthat
andChenDongexplained that noodlerestaurants
becaunoonewouldthinkofusingforksfornoodles.

theydidnothave forks,
donotusually keepforks
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Inthenexthalfanhour ,JaneandPeterhadahardtimetryingto
rollthelongnoodlesontotheirchopsticks.ChenDongsaid ,“that’
snotthewaywe eatnoodles. Youputthe noodlesdirectlyto yourmouth
withyourchopsticks. ”
“Butthat ’snotthewayweeatnoodles ,”JaneandPetersaid,
frowning.
Ca8DinnerinaChineHome
Besidestaking PeterandJanetorestaurants, DongChenalsoinvited
themtohishomefordinneronce.DongChen ‘smotherisanicewife,
andmadeeightcoursforfourofthem.
“I'msorrythereisn ’tmuchfordinner,shesaid. ”
“Godthis ismuchmorethanenoughfood,”Janesaid. Peterwastoo
overwhelmedtoevenrespondtoDongChen ‘mother
DongChenwasalittleembarrasd. “Thisiswhatweusuallysay
toguests ,eventhoughthere ’splentyoffood ”heexplained .
Whatbewildered JaneandPetermostwasthatthoughDongChen’smother
keptsayingthatthefoodwasnotgood ,sheconstantlyrvedhelpings
toJaneandPeter .Peterdidnotliketwoofthecoursverymuch ,
andfeltbadthathisplatewasfullwithwhateverhewouldnotbeable
toeat.AteingDongChen'smother ’snextmovetorvehimfood ,
hesaidinabeggingvoice ,“Pleadon’tgivemeanymorefood .Let
medoitmylf .
Ca9ANot-sociableDrink
MartinwasntbyanAmericancompanytoworkinaspecialeconomicdevelopmentzoneinChinaforayear.Hebecameveryfriendlywithafew
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Chinecolleagues. Soon,hestarted togooutwith them.Henoticed that
Chineliketohavesomething,suchaspeanuts,whentheyhavebeer,
insteadofjustdrinkingbeerwithoutanythingtoeatasmanyNorth
Americansdo.
Onedayhewasinvitedtoadinnerpartytocelebrateacolleague ’
sbirthday.Theyorderedalcoholicbeveragesandtoastedtheguestof
honorfrequently.SoonMartinrealizedthattheplanwastogettheir
friend drunk.Eachcolleague wouldoffer atoast, concluding withacheery
“ganbei!”andtriedtogetMartintojoinin,eventhoughhewas
unwillingtodoit.Martindidn ’tthinkitagoodidea,andtriedto
talkthemoutofthegame.However,hewasaccudofnotbeingagoodfriendfornotco-operating.
Martinremainedanoutsiderduringtherestofthedinner.Hewasgettingincreasinglyworriedashewatchedthepoorguestbecomeincreasinglyinebriated.
Ca10AMisunderstandingataDinnerTable
RogerwasastudentmajoringinEastAsiaStudiesinanAmericanuniversity.Hestartedane-mailcorrespondencewithZhangLi,asociologymajorinChina,whowasintroducedtohimthroughamutualfriend.
Upongraduation,Rogergotabiggiftfromhisgrandfather.Grandpawouldpayforaround-triptickettoChina.HetoldZhangLithegoodnews,andthetwodecidedtomeet.
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ZhangLidecidedtogiveRogeraveryspecialwelcome:sheandthe
threewomenstudents
in
herdormitory
wouldcookhimanauthentic
Chine
meal,asRogerhadtoldherthathelovedChinefood.
However,whenRogerwasprentedthedinner,hewasalmostterrified
bysomeofthefood:
porkstomachsoup,
pig
liverwith
ginger
andspring
onion,
chickenwith
mushroomsin
which
the
chicken
hadbeencut
to
pieces
withbonesattachedtothemeal.
Fortunately,there
werecourslike
tofu,stirredfriedbeef,steamed
fish
andvegetables
thatRogerloved.
Hetried
to
stick
tothembut
Zhang
Likeptputtingfoodhedidnotlikeonhisplate.Whensheaskedhow
heliked
the
liver,
Rogersaid,
“It
’svery
unusual⋯andinteresting.
“This
emedto
makeZhangLi
happy.Andshegavehimmoreliver.
Roger
triedto
stop
her,
but
shewouldnot
bestopped.
Rogerwassofrustrated
thathetoldherthathedidnotreallylikeitthatmuch.
“Butyou
saiditwasunusual
andinteresting!
”ZhangLi
said.
“Well,
they
both
meansomethinglessthanpositive,
”Rogersaidcarefully,tryingnot
tohurttheirfeelings.
ZhangLi
andherfriends
becameconcernedatthis.
”“Soyoudon’t
like
thefood?
”I
’mnotudtoeatingliver,that
’sall.ButIdolike
the
chicken,
thebeef,
thetofu,
andthevegetables.
I
havehadmorethan
enoughtoeat.Inevermakethismuchfoodathome,
”Rogerwaager
toletthemknowhowmuchheappreciatedtheireffort.
“Trustme,I’
menjoyingthefood.IknowwhatIlike.
”
Havingsaidthat,
hefoundapiece
ofchicken
that
wasless
bony,
held
itinhishandtoeatit,andthenlickedhisfingers.ZhangLiandherfriendslookedateachotherinshock.
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ItwasnotaperfectfirstmeetingforeitherZhangLiorRoger.
Ca11Over-dresdTourists
Asavanstoppedinfront ofNiagaraFalls, agroupofChineofficials
streamedout. Theyweredresdinsuits andties, wearingleather shoes.
Manyofthemenalsohadleftthemanufacture ’stagonthesleeveof
theirsuitjacket.AstheywanderedaroundNiagaraFalls,someofthem
started tosmoke.Theirattire drewthestares ofNorthAmericantourists,
someofwhomquietly laughedwiththeir friends andpointed attheChine
visitors.Othersfrownedateingthesmokingandshooktheirheadsin
disapproval.
Ca12TieCulture
Janewasatouristand spentsometimestayingwithaChinefriend
atherhome.Theywatchedachildren ’sporgramwhilehavingbreakfast
onemorning.Ayoungman,thehostoftheprogram,gaveinstructionsof
agametoafewchildren,andthenjoinedthemrunninginacircle.
“My,he’swearingatieandrunningcrazywiththechildren!”Janeexclaimed.
TheChinefriendshrugged, ”Isthisveryunusual? ”
Ca13AnAmericaninChina
ProfessorSmithandhisassistant ,ChenMing,weredoingfieldwork
inasmallcityinChina.Itwashotandhumid,andbothwerecasually
dresd.Oneeveningastheywereleavingfordinner ,alocal
administratortoldthemthatthemayorofthecity,whowasinterestedinthetypeofrearchtheyweredoing,wouldliketosayhelloto
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Professor Smith. Asluck wouldhaveit,theMayorwasdining inthesame
restaurantasSmithandChenMing.
ProfessorSmithsaidhehadtogobacktohisroomtochange.
“Youlookfine