Chinese proverbs

Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:44 am

Man who run in front of car get tired.

Man who run behind car get exhausted.

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Man with one chopstick go hungry.

Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.

War does not determine who is right, war determine who is left.

Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.

Man who drive like hell, bound to get there.

Man who stand on toilet is high on pot.

Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.

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Crowded elevator smell different to midget.

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Of course this isnt the actual meanings but this is wad we get when we translate mandrin to english word-for-word lol...

Sat Jan 29, 2005 2:53 pm

That was sooo racial... how could you?

Website · Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:22 pm

I can't exactly translate back to chinese.... so I don't really get it

Sat Jan 29, 2005 4:08 pm

Some of those are rather inappropriate...

Website · Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:03 pm

Zega wrote:Some of those are rather inappropriate...

True...but very funny! :roflol:

Sat Jan 29, 2005 11:06 pm

well, i speak a little chinese and their sentence structure is very different.

Website · Sun Jan 30, 2005 1:57 pm

I am Chinese but I am not offended by these jokes. But then, I did not see the ones edited out. Some of them are quite ingenius, actually, like the "tired" joke (tyred) and exhausted joke (exhaust pipe, get it? :lol:

).

I disagree with the last sentence, though. The jokes have nothing to do with the translation of Mandarin to English. They are really just wordplays on the English language.

Sun Jan 30, 2005 2:49 pm

Yeah, making Chinese people sound like cavemen. Good job...

Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:41 pm

Ah yes. The ultimate chinese stereotype. *sigh*

Funny, yes, but rather....dare I say it?....racist?

Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:47 pm

I'm chinese myself. I dont get some of these though.

I dont think of them as too racist. I think this is on the line between Funny for a laugh and BAD BAD BAD!

Mon Jan 31, 2005 3:16 am

Kind of racist? I think that next time think about others before you post.

Website · Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:00 am

Well, many jokes make fun of a certain group of people, like blondes, lawyers, politicians and such. So long they are not too overboard (I don't think this one is), I think it is ok. We need to lighten up learn some self-deprecating humour.

Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:06 am

Welcome to the Politically Correct world. When you can't even tell jokes that have been told for tens of years without being called Racist.

Political Correctness, All care - No responsibility

Seriously though, the jokes I have all heard and they're not poking fun at Chinese people at all. Anybody ever hear of Confusious ??

Website · Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:34 am

These would be funny if the caveman type launge and chinese was deleted. I find them semi-racist. It sucks all the humor out of it.

Tue Feb 01, 2005 3:32 am

the_dog_god wrote:Welcome to the Politically Correct world. When you can't even tell jokes that have been told for tens of years without being called Racist.

Political Correctness, All care - No responsibility

Seriously though, the jokes I have all heard and they're not poking fun at Chinese people at all. Anybody ever hear of Confusious ??

Confusious has always been said to sound like that. I don't think it's racist.

Some people (not anyone here, just people in general) need to lighten up and laugh at themselves instead of being mopey and pitiful.