Questions I’ve Pondered in China

Questions I’ve Pondered in China

1. If I should leave China to return to the West someday, will I become dis-Oriented?
2. Are children here ever born tone deaf ?
3. Do mothers ever say, “Don’t use that tone with me, young man”?
4. Do children drive their parents crazy playing “Forks and Spoons” on the piano?
5. Do husbands ever come home from work and say, “What? Rice for dinner again tonight?”?
6. Do wives sometimes say, “I don’t feel like cooking tonight. Let’s do American take-out for dinner”?
7. When giving directions, would it work to say, “Turn right at that chopstick up ahead”?
8. Is it possible to make a “clean catch” [for a UA] in a dirty bathroom? [Answer: Yes. Details available only upon request.]
9. Why has natural selection not produced thighs like tree trunks from centuries of squatty potties?
10. How many members of one family can you fit on one motorbike?

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