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Questing description : <p>&nbsp; How do you answer this question? For my part I know it's actually a greeting that simply means 'hi' but still every time I hear it I answer according to it's literal meaning, ie. "Hai mei you" or "Zhunbei chi" or "Xiexie, wo chile hen da de yige bisa he yidian bingqilin, dan wo chile tai duo. Xianzai&nbsp;jiu xiang outu. Ni ne?" I'm not much of one for routine pleasantries and instruct my students to never answer the question "How are you?" with "I'm fine thank you, and you?" but to opt instead for "I've got a dicky tummy" or "Not great, my dog's just died" or anything to break from the normal pattern of tedium that such routine answers invoke.</p>
<p>&nbsp; And while we're on the subject of rice and routine, is it 'really' necessary to say 'Chi fan' at EVERY meal? My father-in-law (a lovely man) says it like a nervous tic. There are about four smoking dishes of food laid out on the table and a steaming pot of rice the size of a tractor tire in the middle, and i'm looking straight at them, with no mystery as to what we are about to do next, but sure as eggs is eggs, he sits down and says it like we were waiting for instruction. It's really the most glaring example of obsessive compulsive behaviour. I swear to God, i'd kiss the man if just once he'd sit down and say instead, "You lot, f**k off, i'm gonna have dinner."&nbsp;</p>
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Please login or register if you wish to join conversations or ask questions relating to life in China. For help, click here. Home » China » General [ Latest Answers ] [ Latest Questions ] [ Most Answered ] [ Need Answers ] BY CONTINUING YOU AGREE TO ECHINACITIES'S PRIVACY POLICY . Sign up with Google Sign up with Facebook Sign up with Email Already have an account? Sign in . View profile mArtiAnView profile Posts: 4400 删除账号 EMPEROR 0 0 You must be a registered user to vote! You must be a registered user to vote! 0 Q: CHI FAN LE MA? How do you answer this question? For my part I know it's actually a greeting that simply means 'hi' but still every time I hear it I answer according to it's literal meaning, ie. "Hai mei you" or "Zhunbei chi" or "Xiexie, wo chile hen da de yige bisa he yidian bingqilin, dan wo chile tai duo. Xianzai jiu xiang outu. Ni ne?" I'm not much of one for routine pleasantries and instruct my students to never answer the question "How are you?" with "I'm fine thank you, and you?" but to opt instead for "I've got a dicky tummy" or "Not great, my dog's just died" or anything to break from the normal pattern of tedium that such routine answers invoke. And while we're on the subject of rice and routine, is it 'really' necessary to say 'Chi fan' at EVERY meal? My father-in-law (a lovely man) says it like a nervous tic. There are about four smoking dishes of food laid out on the table and a steaming pot of rice the size of a tractor tire in the middle, and i'm looking straight at them, with no mystery as to what we are about to do next, but sure as eggs is eggs, he sits down and says it like we were waiting for instruction. It's really the most glaring example of obsessive compulsive behaviour. I swear to God, i'd kiss the man if just once he'd sit down and say instead, "You lot, f**k off, i'm gonna have dinner." 9 years 20 weeks ago in General - China Report Abuse Email this post Answers (4) Comments (1) View profile ScandinavianView profile 删除账号 Posts: 9755 EMPEROR 0 0 You must be a registered user to vote! You must be a registered user to vote! 0 Comments( 1 ) Add Comment I usually say something cheerful like, "wow that is a lot of food you've found for the dog, now what do we eat?" or "LADUUUUUUUUZIIIIII" (that's Chinese for "Smile" right?) close MARTIAN: I hope you're not seriously asking me for confirmation of a Chinese translation. My brother made the mistake of asking me for a greeting to make to the guy in the local Chinese takeaway back home. I told him to bow slightly as a show of respect and say "Wo xiang kan nide pigu." 9 years 20 weeks ago I hope you\'re not seriously asking me for confirmation of a Chinese translation. My brother made the mistake of asking me for a greeting to make to the guy in the local Chinese takeaway back home. I told him to bow slightly as a show of respect and say "Wo xiang kan nide pigu." Report Abuse Report Abuse 9 years 20 weeks ago View profile HulkView profile 删除账号 Posts: 4985 EMPEROR 0 0 You must be a registered user to vote! You must be a registered user to vote! 0 Add Comment That "chi fan le ma" or "chi le mei you" greeting is pretty repetitive. I usually answer with "I can't afford food," "I don't speak Chinese," "wo you bing," "wo de niao hao you shenjingbing," or something equally crazy. In fact, it's so repetitive that it makes me think of... FOOD IN CHINA ON A 30-DAY VISA! Report Abuse 9 years 20 weeks ago View profile dom87View profile 删除账号 Posts: 1198 SHIFU 0 0 You must be a registered user to vote! You must be a registered user to vote! 0 Add Comment i just say ting bu dong no more questions Report Abuse 9 years 20 weeks ago View profile derekView profile 删除账号 Posts: 1633 SHIFU 0 0 You must be a registered user to vote! You must be a registered user to vote! 0 Add Comment At one point I was convinced that my father in law actually thought my name was "Chi Fan!" Report Abuse 9 years 20 weeks ago Know the answer ? Please login or register to post answer. REPORT ABUSE User Reported: * Comment: * Original Text: * Security Code: * Enter the text diplayed in the box below What code is in the image?: * Enter the characters shown in the image. Reply to: * Question: * Comment: * Rich Text Editor Editor toolbars Bold Italic Underline Align Left Center Align Right Undo Redo Link Image Smiley Spell Check As You Type Separate the teaser and body of this content ▲ Elements path Disable rich-text FORWARD QUESTION Send to: * Your email: * Comment: * Original Text: Questing title : Chi fan le ma? Questing description : <p> How do you answer this question? For my part I know it's actually a greeting that simply means 'hi' but still every time I hear it I answer according to it's literal meaning, ie. "Hai mei you" or "Zhunbei chi" or "Xiexie, wo chile hen da de yige bisa he yidian bingqilin, dan wo chile tai duo. Xianzai jiu xiang outu. Ni ne?" I'm not much of one for routine pleasantries and instruct my students to never answer the question "How are you?" with "I'm fine thank you, and you?" but to opt instead for "I've got a dicky tummy" or "Not great, my dog's just died" or anything to break from the normal pattern of tedium that such routine answers invoke.</p> <p> And while we're on the subject of rice and routine, is it 'really' necessary to say 'Chi fan' at EVERY meal? My father-in-law (a lovely man) says it like a nervous tic. There are about four smoking dishes of food laid out on the table and a steaming pot of rice the size of a tractor tire in the middle, and i'm looking straight at them, with no mystery as to what we are about to do next, but sure as eggs is eggs, he sits down and says it like we were waiting for instruction. It's really the most glaring example of obsessive compulsive behaviour. I swear to God, i'd kiss the man if just once he'd sit down and say instead, "You lot, f**k off, i'm gonna have dinner." </p> Answer of the DayMORE >> Q: if you stay 1 second after your RP expir... A: It happened to me, once ... in 2014 or 15 ...Plane from end-of-RP city A:It happened to me, once ... in 2014 or 15 ...Plane from end-of-RP city (Tianjin) had more than 10h delay at take-off, and I came to the HK's exit Luohu some 7 hours after the RP expiration date.In real, I came to the exit crossing just on time or maybe only an hour late, but Luohu is closed overnight (10pm - 6am), which I didn't know.There were two unexpected things happened at that exit: "Flight's delay with closed Luohu overnight on the top."I had a decent, real excuse for the cops next morning, but still I was put in a side office for some 3 or 4h and then cops had a short lecture with '.. and make sure, that will never happened again! ..', and I was let go without anything on my record. At least, at the new Z visa application and following reentry to China nobody ever mentioned anything about the delayed exit. However, I had very bad, un-eased feeling at the following Z visa appearance in Wanchai ...It is much, much wiser and safer to exit at least a day or even a few days ahead of the RP expiration date. -- icnif77 * Top Users * Online Users * View profile icnif77View profile * View profile StiggsView profile * View profile viView profile * View profile sorrelView profile * View profile nashboroguyView profile * View profile ambivalentmaceView profile * View profile SpiderboenzView profile * View profile octavoView profile * View profile Blondie_View profile * View profile WangNan2020View profile * View profile PulSartreView profile * View profile limyaumeeView profile * View profile nzteacher80View profile * View profile ironman510View profile * View profile RobRocksView profile No online users. There are 0 user and 21 guests online. 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