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