28 Ways To Know You Are A Chinese.

[Linkinfark]

1. You unwrap gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the
wrapping (and especially those bows).
2. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store
them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out.
3. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times.
4. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. You use the
grocery bags to hold garbage.
5. You hate to waste food. a Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them. (Your mom will give a lecture about starving kids in Africa)
b. You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one
leftover chicken wing.
6. You don't own any real Tupperware-only a cupboard full of used but
carefully rinsed margarine tubs, take out containers, and jam jars.
7. You have a collection of minature shampoo bottles that you take
every time you stay in a hotel.
8. You wipe your plate and utensils or wash them in a small basin of
hot water before you eat every time you go to a restaurant.
9. You own a rice cooker and a slow cooker.
10. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.
11. You fight (literally) over who pays the dinner bill.
12. You have a teacup with a cover on it.
13. If you're under age 20, you own a really expensive walkman if
you're over 20, you own a really expensive camera.
14. You're a wok user.
15. You only make long distance calls after 7pm.
16. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached - it
means they're fresh.
17. You never call your parents just to say hi.
18. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they'll ask if
you've eaten, even if it's midnight.
19. Your parents tell you to boil herbs and stay inside when you get
sick. They also tell you not to eat fried foods or baked goods because
they're heaty(yeet hay in Cantonese).
20. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only sit
10 feet apart.
21. You always cook too much.
22. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the
last piece of food on the table.
23. You starve yourself before going to all you can eat buffet.
24. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry or
electronics, computers.
25. You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it.
26. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.
27. You know why this list consists of only "28"reasons.
28. You take this message and forward it to all your Chinese friends

[athena]

haha..i can relate to many of that! :laugh:

[siewjang]

1. You unwrap gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the
wrapping (and especially those bows). - I do this too. so wasted la if just throw away.
2. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store
them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out. - Ok i don't buy 100 rolls but maybe 2 or 3 extras
3. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times. - baby need them. not me :D
4. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. You use the
grocery bags to hold garbage. - I believe all of you practice this.
6. You don't own any real Tupperware-only a cupboard full of used but
carefully rinsed margarine tubs, take out containers, and jam jars. - This was before. Now I pass all my collection to my mom. Oh, she was so happy.
7. You have a collection of minature shampoo bottles that you take
every time you stay in a hotel. - Collection and for rememberance.
8. You wipe your plate and utensils or wash them in a small basin of
hot water before you eat every time you go to a restaurant. - You won't know if the insect crawl on it. But of course not in a 5 star hotel la.
9. You own a rice cooker and a slow cooker. - heck! If not how to cook?
10. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it. - If don't wash how to eat?
11. You fight (literally) over who pays the dinner bill. - haha, I'm not that tai fong.
12. You have a teacup with a cover on it. - If not then??? Don't tell me use a A4 paper? :confused:
14. You're a wok user. - oh this is me. Hate pan.
15. You only make long distance calls after 7pm. - want to save ma.
17. You never call your parents just to say hi. - Use office phone - FOC
18. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they'll ask if
you've eaten, even if it's midnight. - My parents don't call during midnight, ok?
20. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only sit
10 feet apart. - haha, good things must share
22. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the
last piece of food on the table. - I wallope everything.
25. You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it. - Is a must have tool. duhh!
26. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin. - Why waste when you can use to the last drop?
28. You take this message and forward it to all your Chinese friends - Linkinfark, are you the ah beng also?

[monay]

hahaha, i almost rolled off the chair laughing.... me hav a whole lot of carefully rinsed jars and plastic containers and tins taking up space in the cupboard....

[amelia7]

dun we all have...but must have all the 28 criteria met...then only chinese or waht???? got half chinese wan or not??? :p

[buff]

29. u bother to reply to the list :p

[amelia7]

kiasu, kiasi. kia dunno what some more...ha! ha!
29. u bother to reply to the list :p

[Hisham]

3. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times.
4. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. You use the
grocery bags to hold garbage.
5. You hate to waste food. a Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them. (Your mom will give a lecture about starving kids in Africa)
b. You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one
leftover chicken wing.
6. You don't own any real Tupperware-only a cupboard full of used but
carefully rinsed margarine tubs, take out containers, and jam jars.
7. You have a collection of minature shampoo bottles that you take
every time you stay in a hotel.
9. You own a rice cooker and a slow cooker.
10. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.
12. You have a teacup with a cover on it.
14. You're a wok user.
16. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached - it
means they're fresh.
18. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they'll ask if
you've eaten, even if it's midnight.
22. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the
last piece of food on the table.
26. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.

I am 46.42% Chinese.

[Voon Chan]

Hisham, you are more chinese than me?

[siewjang]

3. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times.
4. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. You use the
grocery bags to hold garbage.
5. You hate to waste food. a....
I am 46.42% Chinese.

lmao Hisham. Pick a surname. Wong? :D

[athena]

We have all met Chinese people with the lastname Li (Lee). There is Bruce Lee for one, then Jet Li and a number of other Chinese stars. It seems as if every other Chinese person's name was Li. In reality, however, the most common Chinese lastname is Chen, often spelled in English as Chan. The second most common lastname is Lin, the third Huang (Hwang, Hwong), and only the fourth is Li. In fact, there are over two times as many Chen's as Li's.

Here is a list of the most common lastnames:

Chen (Chan)
Lin
Huang (Hwang, Hwong)
Li (Lee)
Zhang (Chang)
Wu (U, O, Oh)
Wang (Wong)
Cai (Tsai)
Liu
Over 50% of all Chinese people have one of these nine Chinese family names. And just 50 different family names are sufficient to name 90% of the population of China, that is, over a billion people.


As for first names, there is naturally a much larger variety available for parents to name their kids. While family names are given and usually cannot be changed, the parents are free to give their children whatever name they like. Obviously, parents prefer to choose names that are auspicious or have a good meaning. Because every Chinese character has a meaning and sound, the name of a child also automatically has a meaning and sound.

The most common character in Chinese first names is Wen, meaning "culture, writing." This name clearly reflects the ultimate value in modern Chinese society: culture and education. The second most common character in first names is Zhi, meaning "will, intention; emotions." Here is the order of frequency of the most common characters chosen for Chinese first names:


Wen (culture, writing)
Zhi (will, intention; emotions)
Yi (cheerful)
Ya (elegant)
Ming (bright)
Hui (smart, wise)
Hong (great, wide)

hish, pick one:D!

[monay]

I am 46.42% Chinese.
hahaha, up to the second decimal u are so precise...

[LiLiaN]

oh dear... i am so not chinese by this stage... only scored 8 out of 28!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Hisham]

oh dear... i am so not chinese by this stage... only scored 8 out of 28!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:
That's 28.57% Chinese only.

[LiLiaN]

living abroad for too long..??? hmm... like this very hard to account for my lineage lar...
i'm supposed to be 87.5% chinese and 12.5% nyonya... *scratch head*

[Voon Chan]

living abroad for too long..??? hmm... like this very hard to account for my lineage lar...
i'm supposed to be 87.5% chinese and 12.5% nyonya... *scratch head*I got 9 out of 28 & I stay in Malaysia

[LiLiaN]

I got 9 out of 28 & I stay in Malaysiaphew... ok, that's not too bad for me then...

[Voon Chan]

phew... ok, that's not too bad for me then...Hisham is more chinese than me:laugh:

[Lava Gal]

i'm as chinese as u are, VC :laugh:

[Voon Chan]

i'm as chinese as u are, VC :laugh:I am half Indian
Previous life was an Indian man

[Lava Gal]

I am half Indian
Previous life was an Indian man
HUH! mana u check tat info:p

[Voon Chan]

HUH! mana u check tat info:pMy wife say that:D

[Lava Gal]

:laugh: :laugh: i wonder why

[KoChun]

I've noticed that Jang likes this type of thread very much. She wil answer each and every point.

Don't believe me? Post another similar thread and see how lah.

[Voon Chan]

I've noticed that Jang likes this type of thread very much. She wil answer each and every point.

Don't believe me? Post another similar thread and see how lah.i agree with you kochun

[siewjang]

I've noticed that Jang likes this type of thread very much. She wil answer each and every point.

Don't believe me? Post another similar thread and see how lah.
Post and see lah :laugh:

[siewjang]

Actually i just show some support :D

[Lava Gal]

Post and see lah :laugh:
adakah itu satu cabaran?

[Voon Chan]

SJ is always very supportive of thread by forummers
It is very kind of her

[Lava Gal]

Hip Hip Hooray....Cheers! :)

[siewjang]

SJ is always very supportive of thread by forummers
It is very kind of her
:o you are making me blush VC. and you are also a kind hearted chap.

[Voon Chan]

:o you are making me blush VC. and you are also a kind hearted chap.don't be :o

[Sarah]

The true ones for me...

1. You unwrap gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the
wrapping (and especially those bows)

4. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. You use the
grocery bags to hold garbage.

7. You have a collection of minature shampoo bottles that you take
every time you stay in a hotel.

9. You own a rice cooker and a slow cooker.

10. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.

14. You're a wok user.

15. You only make long distance calls after 7pm.

16. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached - it
means they're fresh.

19. Your parents tell you to boil herbs and stay inside when you get
sick. They also tell you not to eat fried foods or baked goods because
they're heaty(yeet hay in Cantonese).

22. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the
last piece of food on the table.

23. You starve yourself before going to all you can eat buffet.

25. You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it.

26. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.

[KoChun]

Actually i just show some support :D
Actually, I know that and appreciate your support to the forum. :)

[Sarah]

I am 46.42% Chinese.

Im only like you Hisham... ;)

[Hisham]

Im only like you Hisham... ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/arctrooperbum/smileys/beerchug.gif

[siewjang]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/arctrooperbum/smileys/beerchug.gif
Itu carlsberg ke coke? :sus:

[WitchKing]

I am 46.42% Chinese.

I Cina Murtad. :weird: :blink:

[Voon Chan]

I Cina Murtad. :weird: :blink:Lucky not "Cina Buta"

[Hisham]

Itu carlsberg ke coke? :sus:
Kick-a-poo.

[siewjang]

Wah so much foam. :rolleyes:

[WitchKing]

Kick-a-poo.

...make sure you wash your shoes afterwards. :sick: Why you'd want to do it is way beyond me :h:

[Sila]

1. You unwrap gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the
wrapping (and especially those bows).
4. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. You use the
grocery bags to hold garbage.
5. You hate to waste food. a Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them. (Your mom will give a lecture about starving kids in Africa)
6. You don't own any real Tupperware-only a cupboard full of used but
carefully rinsed margarine tubs, take out containers, and jam jars.
7. You have a collection of minature shampoo bottles that you take
every time you stay in a hotel. (not the ones i go to repeatedly for work but the cool ones i go to on vacation)
10. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.
11. You fight (literally) over who pays the dinner bill.
14. You're a wok user.
16. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached - it
means they're fresh.
18. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they'll ask if
you've eaten, even if it's midnight.
21. You always cook too much.
22. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the
last piece of food on the table.
23. You starve yourself before going to all you can eat buffet.
26. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.

oh dear - 50% chinese? how can i be more chinese than my brother???