Yeah. Who?trseaman wrote:Yep... And now he's off in another country sharing more great experiences! Who doesn't want to know more about Vietnam???TubaRay wrote:That was impressive, wasn't it?the elephant wrote: He posted over 100 times in one night! Impressive. I watched them accumulate because I have no life . . .
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I think the colors blue and green sharing the same word in the Vietnamese language is fascinating.
I have green eyes. When I flew here to Saigon, I broke my glasses. I went to an optical shop and bought a new pair. I bought a pair of blue frames.
"Oh," the optometrist said, "They go with your blue eyes!"
"I have green eyes."
"Same word in Vietnamese."
They differentiate them by saying:
Green as the grass.
Blue as the sky.
I have green eyes. When I flew here to Saigon, I broke my glasses. I went to an optical shop and bought a new pair. I bought a pair of blue frames.
"Oh," the optometrist said, "They go with your blue eyes!"
"I have green eyes."
"Same word in Vietnamese."
They differentiate them by saying:
Green as the grass.
Blue as the sky.
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I will get back with you on this.
Most Vietnamese people have brown eyes, so they don't worry about it.
Incidentally, Hanh just bought some shampoo for me this weekend while I was at work. She only paid attention to the brand but not what it was.
It was this:
My hair is brown and this shampoo REALLY WORKS! It is getting darker every time I use it. And my formerly WHITE beard is now grayish.
For any teenaged boy who is embarassed by the almost invisible hair he has on his chest, this is a Godsend! Use it twice and that hair will be visible to everyone!
(I won't get anymore graphic than this.)
Most Vietnamese people have brown eyes, so they don't worry about it.
Incidentally, Hanh just bought some shampoo for me this weekend while I was at work. She only paid attention to the brand but not what it was.
It was this:
My hair is brown and this shampoo REALLY WORKS! It is getting darker every time I use it. And my formerly WHITE beard is now grayish.
For any teenaged boy who is embarassed by the almost invisible hair he has on his chest, this is a Godsend! Use it twice and that hair will be visible to everyone!
(I won't get anymore graphic than this.)
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I have it on good authority that Occam used an electric shaver. Oh, this is all just too complicated for me!Captain Sousie wrote:Why, by judicious application of Occam's Razor of course
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Well....once again I asked my cubicle-mate (who is Vietnamese) if this same-word-blue-green was right, and he said that the glasses guy did not explain it well enough, that there were "words missing" in describing the colors. I didn't quite get what he was trying to tell me though. He also said there were words missing in the "Merry Christmas" translation. If I could get him on this board....he and LT could have some intellectual linguistic discussions, but he does not play tuba.tubatooter1940 wrote:You really believe those guys when they tell you blue and green are the same ?
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Apparently, not much.Doc wrote:I thought electricity came a LOT later, but what do I know?
The earliest known artifacts that may have been batteries are the Baghdad Batteries, from some time between 250 BC and 640 AD.
But, what're a couple a thousand years among friends?attributed to the 14th-century English logician and Franciscan friar William of Ockham
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I think it's better to think of it this way:
Most countries I have been in do not grant full adulthood to anyone until they are at least 21. Just because you drink at 18 doesn't mean you can do everything. Here in Vietnam, men are not allowed to marry until they are 22!!! But they can still drink at 18.
Actually, in the United States there are still many things you can't do at 21. Try to rent a car.
Most countries I have been in do not grant full adulthood to anyone until they are at least 21. Just because you drink at 18 doesn't mean you can do everything. Here in Vietnam, men are not allowed to marry until they are 22!!! But they can still drink at 18.
Actually, in the United States there are still many things you can't do at 21. Try to rent a car.
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so do they start drinking at 18 in preparation for marriage at 22???????LoyalTubist wrote:I think it's better to think of it this way:
Most countries I have been in do not grant full adulthood to anyone until they are at least 21. Just because you drink at 18 doesn't mean you can do everything. Here in Vietnam, men are not allowed to marry until they are 22!!! But they can still drink at 18.
Actually, in the United States there are still many things you can't do at 21. Try to rent a car.
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Thanks for bumping this. I could not remember the post where "13" became a thing.
Re: Doc's "Advice For A Tubenet Newbie"
People who need advice the most are the least likely to take advice.Doc wrote:Hmm... Methinks much of this has been forgotten, depite its relevance.
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Re: Doc's "Advice For A Tubenet Newbie"
I wish Doc's list, as added to sequentially throughout this thread, were a sticky on EVERY bulletin board/forum/chat group/blog, etc.
I know I have tripped over each and every one of these pointers over time.
Thanks, Doc!
I know I have tripped over each and every one of these pointers over time.
Thanks, Doc!
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lolbloke wrote:It's also a lie...and I'm also a racist...Just ask Ryan.Tubaryan12 wrote:Thanks for bumping this. I could not remember the post where "13" became a thing.
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Read by this newbie, probably not absorbed - misatkes will be made.
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Re: Doc's "Advice For A Tubenet Newbie"
And it's a damn shame we don't see him any more. Wah.Doc wrote:
#12. Rick Denney really is the Tubenet Genius.
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