Comments for Going The Wong Way

Comment on Oh You’re Wrong, It Manners by Ms. Q

Ms. Q — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:05:26 +0000

Well..Chinese certainly seem less embarrassed. Spitting, belching, the deadpan farting. Not to mention the mining for nasal treasure on the trains. Eeewwww. Ditto nail clipping. Too much DNA left on the trains, I’m tellin’ ya.

Comment on Google Code Jam 2008 by Jill/Twipply Skwood

Jill/Twipply Skwood — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:35:57 +0000

I *L*O*V*E* my job! My former assistant used to say that teaching preschool was “the only job where you can do the chicken dance and call it work!”

Comment on Coming Up With It Yourself by Derek

Derek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:51:11 +0000

Why do they like Amelia Earhart so much? And after reading your comment, I realized that I horribly misspelled her name. I don’t even know what got into me.

Are you mocking my value system for different types of learning? Or are you talking about things like visual, experiential, and aural learning?

Comment on Coming Up With It Yourself by Derek

Derek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:49:41 +0000

Oh so another benefit! Well that’s definitely not a bad thing.

I definitely utilize resources to look things up. But at the same time, I think that I was just thinking that it’s pretty deserving of respect when people are able to figure things out without having to use resources.

What kinds of new things do you try to learn everyday?

Comment on Oh You’re Wrong, It Manners by Derek

Derek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:47:55 +0000

Yeah I think that I feel the same way. I have seen the whole Chinese version of manners, but I’m much more comfortable with the American standards. However, I also think that I don’t always think that the Chinese version is unreasonable. So maybe I’m more in between. But in general, I tend to side much more with the American culture.

Toothpicks aren’t too bad, but they do seem pretty gross to me sometimes. Like when people do it with their mouth open and then flick them on the floor after they’re done with it.

In general, I’d tend to think that Chinese people have much less shame about a lot of things compared to Americans.

Comment on Neighborhood Dogs by Derek

Derek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:45:23 +0000

Well I’m glad that you weren’t hurt! I’m surprised that the dog didn’t want to attack you after you hit it, though. That’s what I was afraid of if I were to hit the dog anyways.

Comment on Awkwardness by Derek

Derek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:44:18 +0000

Yeah, I think that not everyone knows about awkwardness even though pretty much everyone experiences it. I guess it’s similar to other things where some people really think about it and try to hash things out so that it’s clear to them. Do you think that awkwardness is becoming more prevalent?

Comment on Difference Between Childish And Child-Like by Derek

Derek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:42:48 +0000

Yeah, I definitely am all for being easily amused! So I take it that you think that you’re pretty easily amused? Are you able to be like that with both adults and with children?

Comment on Oh You’re Wrong, It Manners by Derek

Derek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:40:47 +0000

Oh that’s interesting to find out that your daughter thinks that you care about it a lot. But I guess that it’s not such a terrible thing to want to pass on to your children. I mean, if a kid is misbehaved, it reflects rather poorly on the parents don’t you think?

Comment on Google Code Jam 2008 by Derek

Derek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:38:52 +0000

Haha indeed it is nice to enjoy your job! Do you?