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The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

To steal from the website:
There are more Chinese restaurants in this country than McDonalds, Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken combined.In The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, author Jennifer 8. Lee takes readers on a remarkable journey that is both foreign and familiar: penetrating this subculture by traveling the world (and almost every American state) in her quest to understand Chinese food and the people who make it.Her journey took her to the hometown of General Tso (a military hero immortalized as much for crunchy chicken as his conquests), the surprising origins of the fortune cookie (it’s not China), and to six continents in search for the world’s greatest Chinese restaurant. The book also sparks debates as to who really invented chop suey and why Jews love Chinese food, or as she puts it: Why is chow mein the chosen food of the chosen people?The book is a tribute to immigrants and to America. If our benchmark for Americanness is apple pie, ask yourself, how often do you eat apple pie? Now how often do you eat Chinese food?

*** Notice how the author's middle name is 8? See previous blog on Asian English names.

I personally would have chosen 7+8

After creating an extensive list of ridiculous English names that Chinese people have, I have compiled the best ones for your enjoyment. As Ring says, "I picked it myself."

8) Ring
7) Seven
6) Nemo
5) Cool
4) Panda
3) Cake
2) Login
1) 2+1

For a comical take on the above topic watch Sexy Beijing: Lost in Translation

Hong Kong bathrooms are better than Canadian bathrooms...

... except when they are squatters.

The inside of the HKBU library bathrooms:

Inside of the bathroom stall on the door. That is a naughty bee.

Wall tiles at a Baptist University, don't you forget it.

Dr. Yang

So there is this older, male, Chinese pharmacy owner in Kowloon City, an area not known for its English speaking population. But, he has perfect English and speaks with an American accent which Andrea and Samantha and I find very amusing. From now on I will start posting his various entertaining sayings to keep historical record.

1) Jessica: I would like to buy this toothbrush

Dr. Yang (lets say thats his name): Okay, thats cool.

2) 12 bucks

3) No plastic? Save the environment.