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In Beijing for a family reunion. In anticipation of upcoming family dinners, I'm thinking of typing out and printing a few copies of the following bullet points:
- How is work?
- How is the baby?
- How are our grandparents/your parents?
- My blood pressure/blood sugar count are all normal, and all my organs are functioning perfectly
- No, I do not have any chronic diseases
- No, the jet lag is okay
- I work for a PE fund
- We're like a body shop that borrows cash to buy old cars, fix them up, and sell them back out onto market
- Yes, my startup went down in flames
- Yes, it was a good experience
- No, I do not have a girlfriend
- No, I do not need you/your friend/your colleague to introduce me to anyone
- Yes, that girl is cute, I agree
- Sure, a movie with her would be fine
- Oh, such a pity, I will be leaving before May 1st so we won't have time to meet! But it's okay, a girl that knows how to support herself is really awesome, I'm sure she will find someone great in the future
- Yes, my phone sucks
- Yes, I would really enjoy going to Zhongguancun with you to get a new Android phone, to make sure I don't get gypped
- Yes, I have lost weight
- Yes, I should be fatter
- Yes, I will eat anything
- Thank you, this food is delicious
- We got this cheese from an organic farm in Wisconsin
- I know we really want to fight over the dinner bill but couldn't we just all split it and not cry/scream/yell at the dinner table
- That includes you, mom and dad
In other news, would any TLers in Beijing like to meet sometime between the 23rd and the 26th?
  
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OO what kind of cheese did you get?
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On April 19 2013 13:12 Chairman Ray wrote:
OO what kind of cheese did you get?
A whole bunch of different ones - there's a gruyere wheel in there, gouda, almond crusted brie, sharp cheddar
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rereading it it just comes off as some werid anti wisconsion rambling....
Have fun in Beijing.
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Instead of printing these out just pretend that you do not speak Mandarin. Works for me 
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If you want to avoid the usual chit chat just print out your "I hope" blog and circulate that instead. At least nobody will pester you about a blind date again. Well, maybe your grandma still will but thats because grandmas have special powers.
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Words cannot express how much I sympathize with this
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^ LOL nope, this usual Asian-style chit chat will always happen.
expect to get some funky fruits and other Chinese specialities too.
Anyways, I guess I hope you enjoy/get through it. I like my family reunions in China, although I know my cousins fairly well and are similar ages.
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sorry for the double post, but how is the beijing food? my family is from the south, around Hangzhou, Zhejiang, so I was wondering about Beijing and northern food. I've only gone into the tourist food traps. fucking 狗不理 worst restaurant experience ever
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I can't speak for shady here, but if you're talking about a restaurant last time I went to Beijing our family went to a very good fish soup restaurant (don't remember what it was called sorry!) Just have to have family who live there and know the place
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"Yes, I would really enjoy going to Zhongguancun with you to get a new Android phone, to make sure I don't get gypped"
The responsibilities of the new generation haha :D
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I live in Beijing. PM me if you'd like to hang out, I'll let you know my cell number.
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On April 19 2013 17:37 nobodywonder wrote:
sorry for the double post, but how is the beijing food? my family is from the south, around Hangzhou, Zhejiang, so I was wondering about Beijing and northern food. I've only gone into the tourist food traps. fucking 狗不理 worst restaurant experience ever
What didn't you like about it? I liked it when I had it. It's also from Tianjin, but you probably knew that.
Beijing's food scene is very eclectic, like any major metropolis, you can find food from anywhere.
Some local 'street' food is pretty good, like donkey meat shops, while others are just disgusting like this really weird congee that's black.
This like is pretty comprehensive:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_cuisine#Restaurants_known_for_Beijing_cuisine
If you go higher class, you have peking duck (I like Da Dong), which is okay. Not spectacular, but decent. Then you have machu cuisine, which is interesting, and I really enjoyed.
My favourite restaurant in Beijing is called 'Na Jia Xiao Guan' (http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/najia-xiaoguan), everything there is slightly on the sweet side, but very rich and well balanced. Highly recommended for anyone and everyone who goes!
And I was told there are these super high-end exclusive restaurants who do extremely meticulous dishes, but I've never been invited to one, so I wouldn't know.
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cheese is great (i love my washed rine cheeses, and good 4yo gouda, non-smoked, or an old cheddar), but why would you bring that to china? most chinese hate cheese lol.
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Papua New Guinea1059 Posts
That's pretty antisocial behaviour lol.
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China6331 Posts
Don't trust some kinda of big brand, find the ones that have their own flavor.
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United Kingdom3685 Posts
"How is the baby?" - At first I thought this meant you had a kid and was in shock. But now I guess it's for asking about other peoples' kids?
That's a pretty good list though, mind if I use it too?
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On April 19 2013 20:42 HornyHerring wrote:
That's pretty antisocial behaviour lol.
When the alternative is asking and/or answering the same twenty questions over and over again with different relatives, I don't care
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On April 19 2013 21:18 Shady Sands wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2013 20:42 HornyHerring wrote:
That's pretty antisocial behaviour lol. When the alternative is asking and/or answering the same twenty questions over and over again with different relatives, I don't care
Why not just not go? Seems like the obvious choice to me.
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Just stick close to the people that ask from genuine interest and ditch the rest.
You may find you have a cool uncle or two.
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