tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post5066441424573815084..comments2023-06-23T04:37:39.543-07:00Comments on The Taiwan Drift: Chinese Proverb of the DayChasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093427221290833702noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-37578968510204734172009-04-28T11:27:00.000-07:002009-04-28T11:27:00.000-07:00CARBS BOOO! Maybe I'll skip marriage. ;)CARBS BOOO! Maybe I'll skip marriage. ;)SuzANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306954326137461696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-70340014003609654442009-04-28T07:26:00.000-07:002009-04-28T07:26:00.000-07:00girls have it rough, amy.
But really sucks is the...girls have it rough, amy.<br /><br />But really sucks is the fact that us guys are growing pockmarks because some chick doesn't want to polish her plate!Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093427221290833702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-52829581396656454502009-04-28T04:43:00.000-07:002009-04-28T04:43:00.000-07:00Well, coming from a Chinese family - the girls wer...Well, coming from a Chinese family - the girls were only ever told this (how unfair!) and the reason was that if you left rice on your plate, your husband's face would be full of pockmarks (one for every grain of rice leftover).Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235032550492131932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-48645156689530524352009-04-26T07:05:00.000-07:002009-04-26T07:05:00.000-07:00May I just point out that this isn't exactly gende...May I just point out that this isn't exactly gender specific...<br />@don, maybe boys are given the same warning?<br /><br />@writegirl, the thing is, if this is directed towards boys, I'd think they might just lick their rice-bowl clean in fear. That fortune could really, reorientate, their plans.<br /><br />@Geeta, definitely a scare tactic. Tackful parenting.<br /><br />@stiletto, I love that this worked better on your father than you.<br /><br />@Floreta, stay hungry! :P<br /><br />@Sebastian, I was told coming here I should keep some rice on my plate to say the meal was adequate. Otherwise they shovel (chopstick?) more food down you<br /><br />@Razzberry, use it on your two! give it a shot!<br /><br />@Rachel, your puppy thanks you for the rice.<br /><br />@sam, they said to tell you "no problem"Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093427221290833702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-15987002722646658322009-04-26T06:32:00.000-07:002009-04-26T06:32:00.000-07:00Famous Asian superstitions. Here is finish all you...Famous Asian superstitions. Here is finish all your rice or when you die, the rice will hunt you in the after life. Pretty creepy, no? Well I barely eat rice anyway. Gasped?Andharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341293139717998410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-33084189032564820052009-04-25T18:38:00.000-07:002009-04-25T18:38:00.000-07:00This is an interesting quote. I guess this only ap...This is an interesting quote. I guess this only applied to the daughters. Why would sons care about ugly husbands? Pretty funny.The Write Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333258283404241827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-39364559587823589212009-04-24T20:56:00.000-07:002009-04-24T20:56:00.000-07:00Haha. I'm going to steal that and use it for my fu...Haha. I'm going to steal that and use it for my future children. Thanks, Taiwanese mothers.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231217572578528389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-78653507916235879732009-04-24T15:05:00.000-07:002009-04-24T15:05:00.000-07:00I use to be a big sushi eater - but I never really...I use to be a big sushi eater - but I never really dug the rice, so my plate always had a big pile of used rice at the end. No wonder the love of my life is a Jack Russell Terrier...Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071985274479542268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-79013933848745877582009-04-24T10:41:00.000-07:002009-04-24T10:41:00.000-07:00Ummm, wow! That's definitely one way to do it, hu...Ummm, wow! That's definitely one way to do it, huh? LOL! Whatever works I suppose...RazzberryMommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915283759717723376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-5030887646231891342009-04-24T07:40:00.000-07:002009-04-24T07:40:00.000-07:00Curiously, my dad was brought up to always leave a...Curiously, my dad was brought up to always leave a bit of food on his plate, just to prove that they could afford more.<br /><br />Or it was to leave a bit for the slaves.<br /><br />Something like that :)Sebastian Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450717426716164401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-26801690343695778422009-04-24T07:35:00.000-07:002009-04-24T07:35:00.000-07:00yeah, i was definitely of the 'finish your plate' ...yeah, i was definitely of the 'finish your plate' persuasion growing up. maybe its an asian thing? i'm trying to un-learn that...<br /><br />80% full.<br /><br />[it helps with longevity]floretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220834824793299258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-64567099763923500362009-04-24T06:17:00.000-07:002009-04-24T06:17:00.000-07:00ha.Hilarious.Well I'll go out 2moro 4 a trip 2 d h...ha.Hilarious.Well I'll go out 2moro 4 a trip 2 d hills for over two weeks n will remain offline.Sorry that I can't chk ur posts till then.bye.Deepteshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369208312465209116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-15379470735000526242009-04-24T04:35:00.000-07:002009-04-24T04:35:00.000-07:00that's not as cruel as how my mom/grandma always t...that's not as cruel as how my mom/grandma always told me:<br /><br />"finish your rice or your pet/someone in your family will die" <br /><br />i always tricked my dad to finish my meal ahaha. i told him, if he doesn't finish my meal, it's his fault that he let someone in the family die. LOL.the girl in stilettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951433762241491787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-18066746755946614602009-04-23T23:02:00.000-07:002009-04-23T23:02:00.000-07:00Haha, whaaat?! I have to say, I agree with the fir...Haha, whaaat?! I have to say, I agree with the first part! I eat way too much here... the concept of being "full" after one serving doesn't seem possible I guess. So I have to finish all that's on the plate... and say yes to more! I'm going to need a serious running regime once I get home...<br /><br />as to the ugly husband part...what is that, a scare tactic!?Geetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609697472095902337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-33635076166520477452009-04-23T22:13:00.000-07:002009-04-23T22:13:00.000-07:00Hey, my mom told me to clean my plate because of a...Hey, my mom told me to clean my plate because of all the hungry children in China. I cleaned my plate out of sympathy... if the girls do it to avoid an ugly mate? (Why do the boys clean their plates?)<br /><br />Always enjoy your posts. You make me laugh!<br /><br />DonDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070578562535678950noreply@blogger.com