Voyager 1 Speeds Toward The Brink Of Interstellar Space

Re:Voyager 1 Speeds Toward The Brink Of Interstellar Space by heaPh1oo on Tuesday December 27, 2011 @09:08AM (#3395758)

> And in Amoy, a language from eastern China, the records carry this message: "Friends of space, how are you all? Have you eaten yet? Come visit us if you have time."

Come and munch out on the human race?

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Re:Voyager 1 Speeds Toward The Brink Of Interstellar Space by cdk on Tuesday December 27, 2011 @09:25AM (#3395801)

From what I've heard. "Have you eaten yet?" in Chinese is a friendly way of greeting someone.

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Re:Voyager 1 Speeds Toward The Brink Of Interstellar Space by vbtemp on Tuesday December 27, 2011 @10:37AM (#3396058)

When I was in Thailand, I was always a bit befuddled when people would greet me and say "Hi! Did you eat?", but not actually invite me to eat or something. "Have you eaten/did you eat?" seems to be the east-asian equivalent of "hi, what's up?". i.e., an apparent question in which your response is just a formality.

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