Comments on: Proverbs http://toshuo.com/2006/proverbs/ Chinese, Linguistics, Science, Cultural Observations and whatever else I feel like writing about Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: mlomker http://toshuo.com/2006/proverbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1907 mlomker Tue, 02 May 2006 16:06:45 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/proverbs/#comment-1907 The proverb means that someone who is constantly traveling will not put down roots. Whether or not this 'moss' is a good thing would depend upon your perspective--some people prefer to be single and not have responsibilities in life and some yearn for a family. I'm from Minnesota. The proverb means that someone who is constantly traveling will not put down roots.

Whether or not this ‘moss’ is a good thing would depend upon your perspective–some people prefer to be single and not have responsibilities in life and some yearn for a family.

I’m from Minnesota.

]]> By: Ethan http://toshuo.com/2006/proverbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1898 Ethan Tue, 02 May 2006 05:03:57 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/proverbs/#comment-1898 If you keep hopping from one pursuit to another, you won't achieve much in any of them. Moss is good. It represents wealth. I'm from the other side of the pond, Lancashire to be specific. If you keep hopping from one pursuit to another, you won’t achieve much in any of them.

Moss is good. It represents wealth. I’m from the other side of the pond, Lancashire to be specific.

]]> By: nostalgiphile http://toshuo.com/2006/proverbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 nostalgiphile Tue, 02 May 2006 00:56:30 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/proverbs/#comment-1891 Moss is definitely bad, just think about all that green slimey goo currently growing on the north sides of all those concrete buildings in Taiwan. According to Bob Dylan it means "When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose." I'm a USian, btw. (Anyway, over at Suitcasing you asked if I was studying during the 2 year buxiban teaching stint. Yep, I was on the 10 hr a week program at Zheng Da working 20-30 hrs a week. Then, in 3rd year I was in the Philosophy program at Zheng Da. During this time I just tutored and did freelance editing for profs and fellow grad students at the school since I wanted to do research and not flunk out...All of which isn't terribly hard to do if you can avoid bars and "playing the ladies" as they say here.) Moss is definitely bad, just think about all that green slimey goo currently growing on the north sides of all those concrete buildings in Taiwan. According to Bob Dylan it means “When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose.” I’m a USian, btw.

(Anyway, over at Suitcasing you asked if I was studying during the 2 year buxiban teaching stint. Yep, I was on the 10 hr a week program at Zheng Da working 20-30 hrs a week. Then, in 3rd year I was in the Philosophy program at Zheng Da. During this time I just tutored and did freelance editing for profs and fellow grad students at the school since I wanted to do research and not flunk out…All of which isn’t terribly hard to do if you can avoid bars and “playing the ladies” as they say here.)

]]> By: John B http://toshuo.com/2006/proverbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1888 John B Tue, 02 May 2006 00:44:34 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/proverbs/#comment-1888 If you stay active, then even as you age you'll keep feeling like you're young. Moss is bad. Moss is what happens when stones stop rolling (and people stop living life with balls). At least that's how I've always heard it (I'm from the left side of the Atlantic :). If you stay active, then even as you age you’ll keep feeling like you’re young.

Moss is bad. Moss is what happens when stones stop rolling (and people stop living life with balls). At least that’s how I’ve always heard it (I’m from the left side of the Atlantic :).

]]> By: Aggie http://toshuo.com/2006/proverbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1885 Aggie Mon, 01 May 2006 21:28:22 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/proverbs/#comment-1885 I think this proverb means "keep working and you won't have time to get into trouble." I'm a native English speaker from Colorado, though, and I never use this proverb because it doesn't mean much to me personally. I like "a watched pot never boils" because if you take it literally, you can chase all the kids out of the kitchen while something is cooking, and if you feel like extending the metaphor, you can apply it to a lot of different things in life. For example, if I sit around waiting for love, it will never come--that sort of thing. As for moss, I'm neutral about the concept of moss--it seems neither positive nor negative. I probably have that reaction because I can't personally relate to this bizarre saying. I think this proverb means “keep working and you won’t have time to get into trouble.” I’m a native English speaker from Colorado, though, and I never use this proverb because it doesn’t mean much to me personally. I like “a watched pot never boils” because if you take it literally, you can chase all the kids out of the kitchen while something is cooking, and if you feel like extending the metaphor, you can apply it to a lot of different things in life. For example, if I sit around waiting for love, it will never come–that sort of thing.

As for moss, I’m neutral about the concept of moss–it seems neither positive nor negative. I probably have that reaction because I can’t personally relate to this bizarre saying.

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