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Elementary | Barbecuing
The apparatus may be the same. The venue, similar--give or take a few trees. The wafts of the mouth-watering scent of roasting flesh. You begin to re…
2 years, 4 months ago
Newbie | The Third Tone
The third tone is basically the middle child of the Mandarin line-up. It gets abused like a red-headed step child. Sometimes it's third, sometimes it…
2 years, 4 months ago
Elementary | KTV
Yeaaaah, you've been known to chang a little ge when no one is around. So, stop the bashful act... have a few beers if that helps... and get your KTV…
2 years, 4 months ago
Newbie | The Second Tone
Of all the tones, the second tone is the most exciting. It's a rising tone. Don't get too charged up though, we don't want to turn it in to a fourth …
2 years, 4 months ago
Elementary | I don't want it!
Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... need we say more…
2 years, 4 months ago
Newbie | The First Tone
The alpha, the genesis, dongxi numero uno. All the other tones wish they were this high, but without the other tones, we wouldn't know how supreme th…
2 years, 4 months ago
Elementary | Pearl Tea
Your last Chinese dining experience has left you with a little post-traumatic stress, yes, but let us assure you that that toothsome slimy black ball…
2 years, 5 months ago
Newbie | Is someone in here?
Sometimes bathroom stalls in China don't have doors on them. Though this may seem shocking to some, it's quite convenient when faced with the dilemma…
2 years, 5 months ago
Elementary | Diet Coke
No, ChinesePod has not sold out. We have not succumbed to target marketing, multinational corporate conspiracies, nor do we endorse one cola over ano…
2 years, 5 months ago
Newbie | Bumming a Smoke
Your doctor tells you to quit, the surgeon general's cancer warning on the pack kinda freaks you out, but the artist in you can't get those wispy smo…
2 years, 5 months ago