tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post8589925356476364517..comments2024-03-26T19:47:09.310+08:00Comments on Lao Ren Cha - 老人茶: Culture...Shock?Jenna Lynn Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-84647364376691774742010-12-30T22:34:29.898+08:002010-12-30T22:34:29.898+08:00I was shocked too! It was a really small class, so...I was shocked too! It was a really small class, so it was probably just a coincidence that I got a bunch of clueless women in my class. A larger one would have probably had more of a variety of experiences. I have seen those amusing brochures!Cahleen @ The Alt Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704918285007073873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-66371753419598816682010-12-30T21:21:47.786+08:002010-12-30T21:21:47.786+08:00That's just it (about the Taiwanese woman/whit...That's just it (about the Taiwanese woman/white man relationships) - enough of them are sincere love - or at least really-like - matches that I'd never presume to judge. But enough of them are sketchy that...well...I just choose not to socialize with people whose idea of a meaningful relationship is "she was dancing on a bartop in a glitter bikini and that was hot". Ew.<br /><Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-63490671701577451312010-12-30T10:12:51.800+08:002010-12-30T10:12:51.800+08:00Ahhh, the tampon thing. Back in my Kojen days, I e...Ahhh, the tampon thing. Back in my Kojen days, I ended up with an all female adult class. Somehow the topic of tampons came up and so I brought a few of my precious imported Playtex in for a demonstration (not on myself, obviously, just showing them the mechanics of the tampon). They were horrified, and insisted that the tampon would cause them to lose their virginity. When I explained to them Cahleen @ The Alt Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704918285007073873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-55960699469735949252010-12-30T00:29:11.810+08:002010-12-30T00:29:11.810+08:00I feel the same about a lot of these things as you...I feel the same about a lot of these things as you do. Esp. the "don't make a fuss" one because I have to deal with it from my family and relatives. It is SO ANNOYING. I love my parents and I understand that we grew up in very different cultures, but I just can't roll with that. <br /><br />And re: the Taiwanese woman/white man thing. I feel hypocritical talking about it Catherine Shuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06759711296632260503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-64377889629007214682010-12-30T00:08:09.261+08:002010-12-30T00:08:09.261+08:00I have been cluing my students in on this - back h...<i>I have been cluing my students in on this - back home, when socializing or in a meeting, you turn your phones off. You just do. Or at least put them on silent and don't answer. You don't text through conversations and don't randomly walk out of meetings (or class, or social events) to take phone calls that are not emergencies.</i><br /><br />Sadly, not anymore. It may not be quiteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com