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Chinese greeting: " Have you eaten already?"
Feb 21, 2010 05:49
#31  
GUESTBRAD GR... Not bad article, but I really miss that you didn't express your opinion, but ok you just have different approach
Dec 20, 2011 03:31
#32  
GUEST26218 i disagree. It really depends on where you are from. In the old beijing city (inside the 2nd ring of beijing) you can definitely say 吃了吗 at any time ..... although its true that nowadays us young people dont tend to say this anymore
Feb 27, 2012 23:10
#33  
GUEST10260 Just as the weather is often a topic of conversation for westerners, in China people usually greet each other with the sentence " Have you eaten already?". There is old saying that "Food is the first necessity of the people" in China, so I think this is the reason why people great each other with " Have you eaten already?"
Jun 15, 2012 11:39
#34  
GUEST21542 It was from a time when one would share ones meal with someone who has not eaten. Sadly today, it is a tiresome and habitual greeting without much significance. Monkey see monkey do.
Apr 27, 2014 02:09
#35  
GUEST41152 In my opinion,your answer is great!
Apr 29, 2014 22:41
#36  
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your lao po talks with you in English？ your kids will be luky dont worry to study English.
Apr 13, 2018 22:10
#37  
GUEST51131 I think Danny is using Cantonese.
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