http://cupofcha.com/2008/02/19/taxi-cab-confusion.html This is China Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:39:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://cupofcha.com/2008/02/19/taxi-cab-confusion.html#comment-728 Rebekah Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:05:33 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/02/19/taxi-cab-confusion.html#comment-728 Aw, very cute story. Sounds like one of those weird epiphany moments that you sometimes have and walk away shaking your head. I think I might stick it on the ChinaTravel.net forum today. It gives lots of warm, fuzzy feelings. Aw, very cute story. Sounds like one of those weird epiphany moments that you sometimes have and walk away shaking your head. I think I might stick it on the ChinaTravel.net forum today. It gives lots of warm, fuzzy feelings.

]]> http://cupofcha.com/2008/02/19/taxi-cab-confusion.html#comment-723 Serwat Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:38:18 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/02/19/taxi-cab-confusion.html#comment-723 That's a great bizzarro story, even considering dezzza's possible explanation. Thanks for sharing. That’s a great bizzarro story, even considering dezzza’s possible explanation. Thanks for sharing.

]]> http://cupofcha.com/2008/02/19/taxi-cab-confusion.html#comment-721 dezzza Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:08:56 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/02/19/taxi-cab-confusion.html#comment-721 no surprise here...especially if this cab driver is a bit older (40s and up) as the older generations didn't grow up learning pinyin or are just plain bad at it. as a foreigner in china, i assume he figured you had studied chinese (since you spoke it to him?) and your pinyin would be probably be better than his. unless he was using the stroke order input method on his mobile? no surprise here…especially if this cab driver is a bit older (40s and up) as the older generations didn’t grow up learning pinyin or are just plain bad at it. as a foreigner in china, i assume he figured you had studied chinese (since you spoke it to him?) and your pinyin would be probably be better than his. unless he was using the stroke order input method on his mobile?

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