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Ludwig wrote:
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| once sat at my desk at home with the intention of jotting down the aspects of HK Chinese behaviour that annoy me the most, only to find this (what I thought would be a) modest little project balloon instantly out of control. Some 30,000-odd words and two years later I am still writing! Indeed, I now realise it would have been better if I had attempted to list those aspects of conduct that do not annoy me |
If only bees could access the internet and type; now that would be a buzz on the life of Ludwig. |
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Sweetsee
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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Location: ) is everything
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| Uhh...mosquitos? |
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Otterman Ollie
Joined: 23 Feb 2004
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Location: South Western Turkey
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah we got plenty of them too !! |
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biffinbridge
Joined: 05 May 2003
Posts: 701
Location: Frank's Wild Years
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:04 pm Post subject: things that get on my goat |
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| Anyone with a long beard,sandals and trousers that they've turned into pedal pushers.Yeah,the sand people.All of them get on my goat. |
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Snoopy
Joined: 13 Jul 2003
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| Biff will appreciate this one (racism about to rear its ugly head again): Gulf Arabs who think they know more than you do. |
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foster
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Posts: 485
Location: Honkers, SARS
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*Students who plagarize and con't figure out why I am peeved at them
*Students who say NO when I tell them to do something
*Swearing. Seriously, if you want to get away with it, do it in Chinese since I won't understand you.
*Ridiculous rules that HK teachers follow blindly. Think for yourself man!!
*Bleching, farting and nose-picking that goes on the staff room.
*The state of the ladies toilets. Can't hit the water? How DO you pee? Can you not flush?
It's been a great week so far. 
Gordon, I would love to be there when your daughter yelled back at the Japanese and their "Irashaimasen" (SP??)!! That would be priceless. That truly annoyed me in Japan, esp. in the 100 yen shop where there were many workers and they all felt compelled to say it.  |
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leeroy
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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Location: London UK
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What do I hate about London?
1. English people
2. Prices
3. Weather
4. Rush hour
5. The crack dealers that hassle me every day walking home from work (Lambeth, the jewel of South London!)
6. Trendy bars replacing pubs
7. Moodiness (ahem)
8. Being high on the terrorism hit-list
9. Imminent anti-smoking-everywhere laws
10. It's better when a list ends on 10, isn't it? |
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isabel
Joined: 07 Mar 2003
Posts: 510
Location: God's green earth
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biffinbridge
Anyone with a long beard,sandals and trousers that they've turned into pedal pushers.Yeah,the sand people.All of them get on my goat. |
Boy, does that sound like a personal f#%&in problem. |
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leeroy
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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Location: London UK
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No - biff's just one to speak his mind  |
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nomadder
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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Location: Somewherebetweenhereandthere
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Lanza-Armonia
Joined: 04 Jan 2004
Posts: 525
Location: London, UK. Soon to be in Hamburg, Germany
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Ok. For all of you who need the hug, yer tis!!!
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stillnosheep
Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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Location: eslcafe
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Oh Mickey, you're so fine. You're so fine you blow my mind. Mickey! Mickey?
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zaneth
Joined: 31 Mar 2004
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Location: Between Russia and Germany
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Being back in America I find that most of the things I used to find horribly annoying are no longer a problem. There are virtually no annoyances here for me. Land use patterns, car usage, prices, consumerism, plastic food, television, advertising (including political) all seem rather tame, manageable, even sllightly quaint.
Possible, occasional challenges that remain on the annoyance front: my family (of course). And self righteous vegans (I'm talking about the type who delight in picking on mere earthly vegetarians). Luckily there aren't any self righteous vegans in my family. |
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nomadder
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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Location: Somewherebetweenhereandthere
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Lanza, love both of your pictures. Thanks!
What is that-a hairless dog? I saw a few of those. |
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dmb
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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| leeroy wrote: |
| No - biff's just one to speak his mind |
It usually leads to trouble |
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