OK, we all know how we are supposed to trim our toenails, right? Always straight across. eHow says:
Cut toenails straight across and avoid cutting them too short; otherwise, you might get ingrown toenails (a condition in which edges of toenails push into the skin).
Just to make this absolutely clear, let me provide a visual aid:
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Recently I went on a trip to Wuyuan with some other ECNU students, and I went to our hotel’s …
I first came to China when I was 22, and my metabolism was raging. I was one of those people that could eat anything, in any quantity, and remain skinny. Combined with the fact that I’m not a very picky eater, I had a grand time in my new environment. (Oil? What oil? That’s juice! [slurp!])
When I was 24 my metabolism finally decided to slow down from a full-on sprint to a slow jog. It took me …
Wendy’s Ad
While reading an article (via John B’s latest blog) about how awesome my alma mater is at basketball this season, I came across this Wendy’s ad.
My first thought was, “Wendy’s would have a hard time succeeding in China.”
My second thought was, “I hope, for the sake of my own health, that Wendy’s never comes to China.”…
Chinese nurse
When was the last time you heard that a blog is an “online diary?” The inaccuracy of such a narrow definition is becoming more and more apparent. Blogs are getting so specialized it’s sometimes surprising. Recently the China Blog List received a submission for a blog called USA and Chinese Nurses. In the first post is a description of the purpose of the blog:
My name is Mary Jane Evans and I am a Nursing author and
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My Chinese tutor was just telling me about a method some beauty parlors (美容院) use to cheat girls out of money. The shops have someone standing on the street outside the shop, luring in girls with an offer for a free facial. Girls just love to get that crazy facial treatment (做脸), so they go for it.
Whee!
Then the beautician cleanses/treats half of the girl’s face and allows her to compare the “beautified” side with …
I’ve been doing occasional translation work lately. It produced this IM conversation with Brad:
John: ARRGHHH… look what I have to translate into English:
学生：老师，有一个同学还没来呢。[Student: Teacher, one student isn't here yet.]
老师：他生病了。 [Teacher: He's sick.]
大家：啊？ [Students: What??]
老师：他昨天到家喝了冰的汽水，晚上就发烧，拉肚子了。[Teacher: Yesterday he went home and drank cold soda. That evening he came down with a fever and got diarrhea.]
Brad: hahahahahahahaha
John: I hate that [nonsense]!!!
John: fever AND diarrhea from a cold
…
OK, maybe this is really weird, but I really like the design of this medicine box. It just so happens to be antidiarrheal capsules of the traditional Chinese medicine variety.
If you guys are really good, I’ll even give you an update and let you know how well they work!
Update: They work great!
Related: More diarrhea on Sinosplice!…
John has lived in China for
11.8
years. He is a linguist focused on SLA and tech.
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