A behavior artifact from my China trip: I was walking past the massage shop in Horton Plaza after work, and this Chinese lady comes out and goes, "Do you want a masssage?" I immediately respond: "búyào" and kept walking. A couple of seconds my mind caught up and realized what had happened.

(In China, people are always offering you crap on the street - saying búyào - "Don't want" becomes an instinct)

Posted by roy on May 20, 2009 at 12:18 AM in Travel, Ramblings, San Diego | 7 Comments

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Comment posted on May 21st, 2009 at 09:14 PM
sir, buyao seems like the obviously wrong answer to such a question.
Comment posted on May 20th, 2009 at 05:02 PM
that is awesome...it is like when I came back from France and when I went to a place to get something I said "Je Voudrais" which means "I would like"
Comment posted on May 20th, 2009 at 09:04 AM
Is that like saying this?
Comment posted on May 20th, 2009 at 09:51 AM
lol. exactly.
Comment posted on May 20th, 2009 at 08:56 AM
what about hocking loogies and spitting on the pavement?
Comment posted on May 20th, 2009 at 09:52 AM
that is something i will NEVER pick up (it's so gross)
Comment posted on May 20th, 2009 at 05:05 PM
Or going number two in a squat toilet with no stall doors in a busy public restroom.