In 1996 I spent two weeks in China and Hong Kong as =
my wife received an award. What a country! Memories of the Great =
Wall, Ming Tombs or the Forbidden City are still vivid. I found many =
people there who could speak English and was more than a little =
embarrassed by my American education that left me short =
again.
Here I am this week (2016) at a Conference in Long =
Beach (representing my wife’s clinic) with hundreds of Asians – =
many from Taiwan, China, or Hong Kong along with folks from Korea, =
Singapore, and Malaysia. I needed to find a way to chat with folks =
even though I am not fluent (read: totally illiterate) in Chinese. =
I will try some new phrases out today, but make no =
claim at political correctness (we want this to be humorous and mean no =
disrespect to anyone).
Are =
you harboring a Fugitive?———HU YU HAI DING?
Approach me——————————KUM =
HIA
Stupid fellow——————————-DUM =
GAI
Small horse——————————–TAI NI =
PO NI
I bumped into a coffee table———–AI BANG MAI =
NI
Have you considered a face lift?——CHIN TU =
FAT
You trying to save electricity?———WAI SO =
DIM?
Inquiry when shuttle bus is due——-HAO LONG =
WEITING?
Unauthorized execution—————–LIN =
CHING
You’re blowing your diet—————WAI YU MUN =
CHING?
Keep out of pond————————NOH WEI =
DING
Tow-Away zone————————–NO PAH =
KING
How about staying awhile?———–WAI GO =
NAO?
They are approaching——————HIA DEI =
KUM
Remain out of sight———————LEI =
LO
Cleaning automobile——————-WA SHING =
KAH
Premature infant———————–TAI NI BEI =
BI
Cigarettes are hazardous to health-NO TSMO =
KING
Did someone fertilize the field?—–HU FLUNG =
DUNG?
Midnight television Program———LEI =
TSHO
And what they will say to me:
You are not very bright—————-YU SO =
DUM
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"