Comments on: Lost in Translation http://www.tienshiao.org/archives/2005/09/19/lost-in-translation/ The Official Tienshiao Ma Fan Club Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:32:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: putting the knit in shizknitz » “You Look Chinese” http://www.tienshiao.org/archives/2005/09/19/lost-in-translation/#comment-226 putting the knit in shizknitz » “You Look Chinese” Wed, 10 May 2006 20:59:14 +0000 http://www.tienshiao.org/archives/2005/09/19/lost-in-translation/#comment-226 [...] … “you don’t have an American name?” I’m still not sure what the Chinese obsession is over having an American name. This is true back home with my international colleagues from parts of China, they all have American names. T’s officemates here all have American names, and were surprised to find out that I don’t have one too. This came after the surprise that I’m not Chinese. I must have that stereotypical E. Asian look since people mistake me for Korean, Chinese, but not Japanese. [...] [...] … “you don’t have an American name?” I’m still not sure what the Chinese obsession is over having an American name. This is true back home with my international colleagues from parts of China, they all have American names. T’s officemates here all have American names, and were surprised to find out that I don’t have one too. This came after the surprise that I’m not Chinese. I must have that stereotypical E. Asian look since people mistake me for Korean, Chinese, but not Japanese. [...]

]]> By: Tienshiao http://www.tienshiao.org/archives/2005/09/19/lost-in-translation/#comment-79 Tienshiao Mon, 10 Oct 2005 05:11:10 +0000 http://www.tienshiao.org/archives/2005/09/19/lost-in-translation/#comment-79 I speak some. A very limited amount. Unfortunately, that very limited amount does not cover any technical terms at all. I'm taking the effort to ask them how to say various things in Chinese. So far, it's just "in one ear and out the other". But the exposure can only be good for me. I speak some. A very limited amount. Unfortunately, that very limited amount does not cover any technical terms at all.

I’m taking the effort to ask them how to say various things in Chinese. So far, it’s just “in one ear and out the other”. But the exposure can only be good for me.

]]> By: David Scott http://www.tienshiao.org/archives/2005/09/19/lost-in-translation/#comment-78 David Scott Mon, 10 Oct 2005 05:05:16 +0000 http://www.tienshiao.org/archives/2005/09/19/lost-in-translation/#comment-78 I didn't know you don't speak Chinese. Funny irony there. I didn’t know you don’t speak Chinese. Funny irony there.

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