Comments on: The Landlady Strikes Back http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/ Chinese, Linguistics, Science, Cultural Observations and whatever else I feel like writing about Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:19:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Vitaly http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129719 Vitaly Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:04:08 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/#comment-129719 >As for “beseech”, she said “拜託,我求你blah blah blah”. Maybe I should have translated that as beg instead of beseech. I just watch ‘Warlords’. At some point Jet Li says to Takeshi Kanashiro: "我求你，別再打了" While Kanashiro keeps chanting: "兄弟殺我兄弟者，必殺之" It reminded me about this post, Mark. Power of a language, uh? :-) Actually as I see now, ‘求’ is not that difficult character. >As for “beseech”, she said “拜託,我求你blah blah blah”. Maybe I should have translated that as beg instead of beseech.

I just watch ‘Warlords’. At some point Jet Li says to Takeshi Kanashiro: “我求你，別再打了” While Kanashiro keeps chanting: “兄弟殺我兄弟者，必殺之” It reminded me about this post, Mark. Power of a language, uh? :-)

Actually as I see now, ‘求’ is not that difficult character.

]]> By: Reason http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-20207 Reason Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:40:24 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/#comment-20207 man, that's hilarious and sad at the same time. i feel bad that I laughed so hard reading that. :( well at least you're done with her. I hope my german landlady doesn't freak out like that when I leave in a few months. :D. man, that’s hilarious and sad at the same time. i feel bad that I laughed so hard reading that. :(

well at least you’re done with her.

I hope my german landlady doesn’t freak out like that when I leave in a few months. :D.

]]> By: Brendan http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-20172 Brendan Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:33:11 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/#comment-20172 This is about a dozen different kinds of awesome. This is about a dozen different kinds of awesome.

]]> By: range http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-18664 range Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:24:29 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/#comment-18664 Wow, that sounds crazy. I wonder how it will be when we leave our place. I don't see our landlord doing this. Wow, that sounds crazy. I wonder how it will be when we leave our place. I don’t see our landlord doing this.

]]> By: Darin http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-18220 Darin Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:09:55 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/#comment-18220 <blockquote>Some mainlanders have told me that the Taiwanese are stingy. I guess this just validates everything once and for all!</blockquote> <blockquote>Oh, the irony! She’s a mainlander!</blockquote> Oh snap! I'd have to side with more mainlanders tending to be stingy then Taiwanese, but those are just my experiences with people in Japan. Generally speaking, all international students are stingy, so it's hard to say for sure though.

Some mainlanders have told me that the Taiwanese are stingy. I guess this just validates everything once and for all!

Oh, the irony! She’s a mainlander!

Oh snap! I’d have to side with more mainlanders tending to be stingy then Taiwanese, but those are just my experiences with people in Japan. Generally speaking, all international students are stingy, so it’s hard to say for sure though.

]]> By: Mark http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-18176 Mark Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:24:09 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/#comment-18176 Oh, the irony! She's a mainlander! Oh, the irony! She’s a mainlander!

]]> By: John http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-18174 John Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:57:13 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/#comment-18174 Some mainlanders have told me that the Taiwanese are stingy. I guess this just validates everything once and for all! :) Some mainlanders have told me that the Taiwanese are stingy. I guess this just validates everything once and for all! :)

]]> By: Poagao http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-18165 Poagao Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:02:52 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/#comment-18165 Hate to say I told you so, but... Anyway, you're out, you've got a cool place and a cool landlord (at least Dean never had a problem with him), and an interesting story for your blog. Hate to say I told you so, but…

Anyway, you’re out, you’ve got a cool place and a cool landlord (at least Dean never had a problem with him), and an interesting story for your blog.

]]> By: Mark http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-18157 Mark Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:01:03 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/#comment-18157 Yes, we only spoke Mandarin. She was a Mandarin only kinda lady. I think I translated what I said pretty directly. As for "beseech", she said "拜託,我求你blah blah blah". Maybe I should have translated that as beg instead of beseech. I really did mean "be prepared". :) Yes, we only spoke Mandarin. She was a Mandarin only kinda lady. I think I translated what I said pretty directly. As for “beseech”, she said “拜託,我求你blah blah blah”. Maybe I should have translated that as beg instead of beseech.

I really did mean “be prepared”. :)

]]> By: Prince Roy http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-18137 Prince Roy Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:17:39 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/the-landlady-strikes-back/#comment-18137 this ranks up there with TC's saga of Whiny Woman. I only met her once I think, but I could see there was something off about her. I don't think anyone can consider themselves truly Taiwanified until they've lived with a crazy Taiwanese landlady. this ranks up there with TC’s saga of Whiny Woman. I only met her once I think, but I could see there was something off about her. I don’t think anyone can consider themselves truly Taiwanified until they’ve lived with a crazy Taiwanese landlady.

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