Me: "Hi, what's your name?"
Chinese girl: "Lipaoxuanling." (or something similar)
Me: "What?"
Her: "Just call me Ling. What's your name?"
Me: "Beth."
Her: "What?"
Me: "Just call me Bess."
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Sitting on the Chinese bus
Introducing yourself here is one of the hardest things I do on a regular basis. Here's a snippet of conversation from yesterday:
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Oh Beth, I understand.
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"Como te llamas?"
"Hannah"
"Oh....jeyena..mucho gusto."
Enjoyed your blog; incredibly humorous and informative.
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