tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post4415033687769683710..comments2009-10-27T00:01:17.110+08:00Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12707001388741643008noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-45584395602137331452009-06-13T14:11:04.000+08:002009-06-13T14:11:04.000+08:00I had a Chinese student who was very concerned about food and health issues I had NEVER heard of. Now, what will happen in Thailand where peanuts and cukes are combined regularly?<br /> <br /> meredithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-27023737909855142132009-06-13T14:11:04.000+08:002009-06-13T14:11:04.000+08:00I had a Chinese student who was very concerned about food and health issues I had NEVER heard of. Now, what will happen in Thailand where peanuts and cukes are combined regularly?<br /> <br /> meredithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-75241756905965291742009-06-12T03:30:42.000+08:002009-06-12T03:30:42.000+08:00I think there should just a be a warning for 白酒. Doesn&#39;t matter what you combine it with, it&#39;ll still cause problems.Chinamattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-31172236052881676152009-06-12T03:30:42.000+08:002009-06-12T03:30:42.000+08:00I think there should just a be a warning for 白酒. Doesn&#39;t matter what you combine it with, it&#39;ll still cause problems.Chinamattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-62447201777426569142009-06-12T02:58:50.000+08:002009-06-12T02:58:50.000+08:00I&#39;ve heard of this kind of thing before... apparently it gets really complicated.  One of my teachers saw the combination of things in my tea cup one day and was a little worried, &quot;Aren&#39;t you afraid of making poison?&quot;  Then she explained things as per your translated notice above, and when I didn&#39;t believe her she brought a thick book to our next class cataloguing all the various ways you shouldn&#39;t combine all manner of food.  It was even illustrated.Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-40928850966543591232009-06-12T02:58:50.000+08:002009-06-12T02:58:50.000+08:00I&#39;ve heard of this kind of thing before... apparently it gets really complicated.  One of my teachers saw the combination of things in my tea cup one day and was a little worried, &quot;Aren&#39;t you afraid of making poison?&quot;  Then she explained things as per your translated notice above, and when I didn&#39;t believe her she brought a thick book to our next class cataloguing all the various ways you shouldn&#39;t combine all manner of food.  It was even illustrated.Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-62160624380964352322009-06-12T02:58:50.002+08:002009-06-12T02:58:50.002+08:00I&#39;ve heard of this kind of thing before... apparently it gets really complicated.  One of my teachers saw the combination of things in my tea cup one day and was a little worried, &quot;Aren&#39;t you afraid of making poison?&quot;  Then she explained things as per your translated notice above, and when I didn&#39;t believe her she brought a thick book to our next class cataloguing all the various ways you shouldn&#39;t combine all manner of food.  It was even illustrated.Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-67209346246277910832009-06-11T23:35:05.000+08:002009-06-11T23:35:05.000+08:00sorry, &#39;guest&#39; was me.stuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-44710593363669842682009-06-11T23:35:05.000+08:002009-06-11T23:35:05.000+08:00sorry, &#39;guest&#39; was me.stuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-74911495543710447832009-06-11T23:33:36.000+08:002009-06-11T23:33:36.000+08:00From the state of the cubicles in the toilets at the university I taught at in China, I would say that students have been served rather too much crab and persimmon fruit in the canteen.Guestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-59853369808133422912009-06-11T23:33:36.000+08:002009-06-11T23:33:36.000+08:00From the state of the cubicles in the toilets at the university I taught at in China, I would say that students have been served rather too much crab and persimmon fruit in the canteen.Guestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-25891699073604818542009-06-11T14:10:45.000+08:002009-06-11T14:10:45.000+08:00Have you seen the movie &quot;Deadly Delicious&quot;? In short it about a woman poisoning her cheating husband using exactly these methods.<br /><br />http://www.lovehkfilm.com/panasia/deadly_delicous.htmlSimon Crosbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-15269790916915835502009-06-11T14:10:45.000+08:002009-06-11T14:10:45.000+08:00Have you seen the movie &quot;Deadly Delicious&quot;? In short it about a woman poisoning her cheating husband using exactly these methods.<br /><br />http://www.lovehkfilm.com/panasia/deadly_delicous.htmlSimon Crosbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-63062134773360097562009-06-11T14:10:45.001+08:002009-06-11T14:10:45.001+08:00Men with enlarged breast?  Thanks for the tip...I&#39;ll try to pass on the news to the health officials here.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-5470705177534768682009-06-11T14:10:14.000+08:002009-06-11T14:10:14.000+08:00Men with enlarged breast?  Thanks for the tip...I&#39;ll try to pass on the news to the health officials here.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-72445493401918242922009-06-11T14:07:47.000+08:002009-06-11T14:07:47.000+08:00Thanks...I think I agree with this translation.  Most Chinese people I&#39;ve met think freckles are quite ugly and would hate to get them.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-34101994921758248492009-06-11T14:07:47.000+08:002009-06-11T14:07:47.000+08:00Thanks...I think I agree with this translation.  Most Chinese people I&#39;ve met think freckles are quite ugly and would hate to get them.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-85336134391202353852009-06-11T14:07:00.000+08:002009-06-11T14:07:00.000+08:00That one got me as well...cucumbers and peanuts are served as a free cold dish in quite a few Chinese restaurants I frequent.  I wonder if I&#39;ll begin to see a change due to this notice.<br /> <br />Also, especially here in Xinjiang, a meal full of lamb followed by a juicy watermelon is VERY common.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-73673486092663790332009-06-11T14:07:00.000+08:002009-06-11T14:07:00.000+08:00That one got me as well...cucumbers and peanuts are served as a free cold dish in quite a few Chinese restaurants I frequent.  I wonder if I&#39;ll begin to see a change due to this notice.<br /> <br />Also, especially here in Xinjiang, a meal full of lamb followed by a juicy watermelon is VERY common.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-61884622520514385102009-06-11T14:05:01.000+08:002009-06-11T14:05:01.000+08:00I completely understand what you&#39;re saying, Stevo.  I&#39;m not trying to make fun of Chinese people here, I just found this particular health notice quite funny.  I mean, there are a TON of other things here in China that have the potential to give me diarrhea!<br /> <br />I agree that there has to be some merit to some of these suggestions, but the question is how much.  Thankfully I have remained healthy enough during my short life to not have to take much medicine at all - western or Chinese - so I can&#39;t give any first-hand accounts.<br /> <br />I&#39;m not trying to mock, just passing along a fun notice.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-14971331343274344452009-06-11T14:05:01.001+08:002009-06-11T14:05:01.001+08:00I completely understand what you&#39;re saying, Stevo.  I&#39;m not trying to make fun of Chinese people here, I just found this particular health notice quite funny.  I mean, there are a TON of other things here in China that have the potential to give me diarrhea!<br /> <br />I agree that there has to be some merit to some of these suggestions, but the question is how much.  Thankfully I have remained healthy enough during my short life to not have to take much medicine at all - western or Chinese - so I can&#39;t give any first-hand accounts.<br /> <br />I&#39;m not trying to mock, just passing along a fun notice.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-16068579392094497702009-06-11T13:59:23.000+08:002009-06-11T13:59:23.000+08:00Oops...thanks for pointing out that typo.  Ha!  I think I&#39;ll just leave it as it is, but just in case anybody wasn&#39;t sure, that was supposed to be &quot;dermatitis&quot;, not &quot;dermatits&quot;.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-20800488344686494862009-06-11T13:59:23.000+08:002009-06-11T13:59:23.000+08:00Oops...thanks for pointing out that typo.  Ha!  I think I&#39;ll just leave it as it is, but just in case anybody wasn&#39;t sure, that was supposed to be &quot;dermatitis&quot;, not &quot;dermatits&quot;.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-32909727296115391542009-06-11T13:03:32.000+08:002009-06-11T13:03:32.000+08:00The New York Times reported on June 4 that men should not eat large amounts of soy or else be at risk for erectile dysfunction and enlarged breasts.  I hope that news gets across the Silk Road to far west China.<br /> <br />Who adds honey to bean curd or onions?  One of those combinations makes you deaf and the other makes you go blind. <br />I&#39;m guilty to adding honey to peanut butter; am I going to lose my voice?Spelunkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32808190.post-4639011450171223762009-06-11T13:03:32.000+08:002009-06-11T13:03:32.000+08:00The New York Times reported on June 4 that men should not eat large amounts of soy or else be at risk for erectile dysfunction and enlarged breasts.  I hope that news gets across the Silk Road to far west China.<br /> <br />Who adds honey to bean curd or onions?  One of those combinations makes you deaf and the other makes you go blind. <br />I&#39;m guilty to adding honey to peanut butter; am I going to lose my voice?Spelunkernoreply@blogger.com