Comments on: Too fat! Too thin!! Everyone’s got an opinion. http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/10/too-fat-too-thin-everyones-got-an-opinion A cross-cultural adventure with the personal side of China. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: jane http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/10/too-fat-too-thin-everyones-got-an-opinion/comment-page-1#comment-6833 jane Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:33:48 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/10/too-fat-too-thin-everyones-got-an-opinion#comment-6833 guys, worldwide, do not always have the common sense to keep their opinions to themselves, i'd like to point out. off the top of my head i recall two guys in china making fat remarks. one was on some sort of date setup with me no thanks to one of my common friends. i was already not into it when he asked how much i weighed (this was after using the toilet and failing to put the seat down in an all-girl household and changing the TV channel to soccer while my roommate, who'd been watching it, stepped out of the room). needless to say, i did not see him again. then he asked if i would be his girlfriend, to which i said, "i don't think so." to which he responded, "so it seems i have a chance." the second guy was a van driver who hangs out near the foreigners' classrooms at the local uni and drives them around/moves stuff, etc. he's a stout guy himself, and one day in early spring he shouts out to me by way of greeting, hey, jane, 你长胖了! thanks, buddy. ok, obviously examples of FOOLS. though i've had my share of american boyfriends also make comments about my weight. actually the word for them is ex-boyfriends. guys, worldwide, do not always have the common sense to keep their opinions to themselves, i’d like to point out. off the top of my head i recall two guys in china making fat remarks. one was on some sort of date setup with me no thanks to one of my common friends. i was already not into it when he asked how much i weighed (this was after using the toilet and failing to put the seat down in an all-girl household and changing the TV channel to soccer while my roommate, who’d been watching it, stepped out of the room). needless to say, i did not see him again. then he asked if i would be his girlfriend, to which i said, “i don’t think so.” to which he responded, “so it seems i have a chance.” the second guy was a van driver who hangs out near the foreigners’ classrooms at the local uni and drives them around/moves stuff, etc. he’s a stout guy himself, and one day in early spring he shouts out to me by way of greeting, hey, jane, 你长胖了! thanks, buddy. ok, obviously examples of FOOLS. though i’ve had my share of american boyfriends also make comments about my weight. actually the word for them is ex-boyfriends.

]]> By: Shannon Bandura http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/10/too-fat-too-thin-everyones-got-an-opinion/comment-page-1#comment-1827 Shannon Bandura Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:21:08 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/10/too-fat-too-thin-everyones-got-an-opinion#comment-1827 Oh do I remember conversations and comments like those! Only in China...sigh! Good for you guys for getting more active- feels great, eh? You're a great writer...enjoyed this one! :) Oh do I remember conversations and comments like those! Only in China…sigh! Good for you guys for getting more active- feels great, eh?

You’re a great writer…enjoyed this one! :)

]]> By: Jessica http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/10/too-fat-too-thin-everyones-got-an-opinion/comment-page-1#comment-1826 Jessica Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:54:54 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/10/too-fat-too-thin-everyones-got-an-opinion#comment-1826 Yeah...we knew that he was being humorous...he was laughing the whole time. They like to tease us a lot, and we don't mind at all. Thank you for correcting my mistake with the hanzi! Yeah…we knew that he was being humorous…he was laughing the whole time. They like to tease us a lot, and we don’t mind at all.

Thank you for correcting my mistake with the hanzi!

]]> By: yabaliu http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/10/too-fat-too-thin-everyones-got-an-opinion/comment-page-1#comment-1825 yabaliu Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:31:41 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/10/too-fat-too-thin-everyones-got-an-opinion#comment-1825 What Mr. Lu said about jessica's too thin is a kind of humor. Ps: “便”胖了 “便”瘦了 should be “变”胖了 “变”瘦了 What Mr. Lu said about jessica’s too thin is a kind of humor.

Ps: “便”胖了 “便”瘦了 should be “变”胖了 “变”瘦了

]]> By: Amber Carroll http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/10/too-fat-too-thin-everyones-got-an-opinion/comment-page-1#comment-1824 Amber Carroll Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:36:48 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/10/too-fat-too-thin-everyones-got-an-opinion#comment-1824 That does feel good, though. Way to go! That does feel good, though. Way to go!

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