A strange sense of reverse culture shock at its best. tags Fortune Cookie Chinese China Eating Cookies'There's a piece of paper inside!" picked by muppetmaker 1 year ago |
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Golda Bechal, a property magnate, left the bulk of her fortune to the owners of her favourite Chinese restaurant. Her surviving relatives are now challenging her will. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
I believe you have tried some of those little cookies with a piece of paper inside with words of wisdom or prophecy, but have you asked yourself about their origins? picked by goldy 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
Unlike traditional browser cookies, Flash cookies are relatively unknown to web users, and they are not controlled through the cookie privacy controls in a browser. That means even if a user thinks they have cleared their computer of tracking objects, they most likely have not. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Fortune cookies are so Oldsmobile - Kit Kat Lucky Little's update the crunchy classic while retaining snackers' interest long after the sweet cherry taste has faded. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
Eating healthy doesn't mean that you have to scrap all of your favorite foods and start eating only fruits and veggies. picked by Zoock 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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If someone's intestines are protruding from an open abdominal wound, should you: A. Put them back in place; B. Do nothing; or, C. Cover them with some kind of container and fasten it around the body?The above is not from a first-year medical school exam, but is one of the 100 questions that locals and foreigners alike could find on China's written driver's licence exam. (The answer, by the way, i... read full post picked by Bornbad 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share world |
Thousands of cats across the country have been caught in the past week by traders and transported to Guangdong province to be killed for food. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago 4 comments edit related share world |
A German photographer has spent six years taking photographs of Chinese people sleeping in any position and situation. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
After the lunar new year, Chinese people have been ushering in the lantern festival. It falls on Thursday, the 15th day of the first lunar month. picked by TheJehosephat 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share world |
In a country with a billion people, it can be hard to find a place to lay your head... as these amusing pictures of Chinese catnappers show. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share world |
China is about to unleash a new weapon in the battle against illegal polluters - humans trained to sniff out foul gases, according to Chinese media. picked by kxmk 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share world |
The foundation of Chinese Astrology is from Ying-Yang and Five Elements, which are Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth. Our free informative Chinese Astrology site provides you the advice on Baby Gender Prediction, Baby Lucky Names, Dating and Marriage Match, Lucky House and Bedroom Selections, and your Lucky Years using the combinations of Five Elements. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The local government in Treviso has ordered the northern Italian city's Chinese restaurants to remove red lanterns from their windows because they look too "oriental". picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Ever had delicious cookies in the house and, try as you might, you can't avoid eating them? ... It's torture! Well, apparently U.S.officials questioning al-Qaeda operative Abu Jandal thought so. A handful of cookies later, and he talked! picked by bingo 5 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Two Chinese brothers who tunnelled their way out of a coal mine collapse after being trapped for nearly six days survived by eating coal and drinking urine. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
A train carrying Chinese holiday makers from Bejing to Qingdao has jumped the tracks, killing at least 66 and injuring a further 247. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
It is estimated that there will be 200 million Chinese Christians by 2050. picked by ReBoot 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
Chinese leader Mao Zedong proposed sending 10 million Chinese women to the United States, in talks with top envoy Henry Kissinger in 1973, according to documents released Tuesday. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share world |
With China becoming a more global nation we have seen some direct effects on its consumers. China is awakening to the materialism of fashion and the paranoia of western influences. Naturally, food has followed suit and Chinese are embracing new eating habits. picked by Richye 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Zhao Dinhong in China can teach a thing or two about family togetherness -- his clan of 24 members has been eating together for the past 28 years. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |