Foo Kin Chinese Food
My pal Pete Kaplan stumbled across this
one. Who knew that up in Cooperstown, NY, they had such pronounced Liverpudlian accents?
Comments
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I'm betting I'm one of the only tourists who went to Cooperstown to see the
Cardiff Giant rather than the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Posted by Alex on 07/09 at 06:46 AM
You should read--if you have not already--the fine novel by Harvey Jacobs on the topic: AMERICAN GOLIATH.
Posted by Paul on 07/09 at 07:00 AM
Read it! It was great.
Posted by Alex on 07/09 at 08:36 AM
Isn't LONG DONG DUK the favorite X-rated video of one of our Supreme Court justices?
Posted by Paul on 07/09 at 08:58 AM
I suppose the syllables of many Western names sound like something ridiculous to the Chinese as well....
Posted by Paul on 07/09 at 10:46 AM
I recall reading that this poses a problem for translation of novels from English to Chinese, as the phonemes in the names of the characters might have associations in Chinese contrary to the character's nature.
Posted by Paul on 07/09 at 11:39 AM
Most excellent, GSF! Thanks!
Posted by Paul on 07/10 at 07:07 AM
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