tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post8553678634528350925..comments2024-03-16T11:51:28.412-04:00Comments on CHA DAO: In the Land of the Black Dragon: A Voyage to Fujian [v]coraxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-13868039149884864712007-08-18T12:53:00.000-04:002007-08-18T12:53:00.000-04:00> So Pu-erh then is like Stilton> in more than one...> So Pu-erh then is like Stilton<BR/>> in more than one way - in<BR/>> being an "acquired" taste and<BR/>> also in the way it acquired its name.<BR/><BR/>you could say so, yes. and perhaps add a third way: they both make good accompaniments to a <I>meal</I> [my learned colleague steven owyoung reminds me that that pu'er was traditionally brewed to drink with food].coraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-28865356478459041602007-08-17T20:06:00.000-04:002007-08-17T20:06:00.000-04:00So Pu-erh then is like Stilton in more than one wa...So Pu-erh then is like Stilton in more than one way - in being an "acquired" taste and also in the way it acquired its name.tea-singhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772968447267798014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-77196815245761517542007-07-26T22:59:00.000-04:002007-07-26T22:59:00.000-04:00salut mon brave michel, et merci! si tu aimes les ...salut mon brave michel, et merci! si tu aimes les posts, j'en suis bien content.coraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-42635877267382833622007-07-26T12:18:00.000-04:002007-07-26T12:18:00.000-04:00Corax, Thanks for all your posts on your chinese t...Corax, Thanks for all your posts on your chinese tea pilgramage..<BR/>Great!Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139214520499712064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-81243280438231884552007-07-18T23:51:00.000-04:002007-07-18T23:51:00.000-04:00> Yes, that's how much a > restaurant server in a ...> Yes, that's how much a <BR/>> restaurant server in a regular<BR/>> joint (non-fancy) makes per<BR/>> month...<BR/><BR/>it's almost embarrassing to consider what american tourists spend abroad, with these folks watching us. indeed one could hardly blame the chinese for whatever hostility they feel toward americans ... we must seem boorish and profligate to them ...coraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-90429667049889424262007-07-18T22:50:00.000-04:002007-07-18T22:50:00.000-04:00I think that definitely has something to do with i...I think that definitely has something to do with it, although when your average worker makes maybe $100 USD a month.... any American's going to seem rich.<BR/><BR/>Yes, that's how much a restaurant server in a regular joint (non-fancy) makes per month...MarshalNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776398824139018801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-61945079039440405302007-07-17T10:23:00.000-04:002007-07-17T10:23:00.000-04:00> Teaware in airports can be> nice, if you don't m...> Teaware in airports can be<BR/>> nice, if you don't mind the<BR/>> price tag. The Beijing airport<BR/>> sells some ok teaware. Except<BR/>> that instead of having the price<BR/>> tag in RMB, they have the price<BR/>> tag in USD. The number remains<BR/>> the same though....<BR/><BR/>yeeeikes!<BR/><BR/>> Gives you some idea how expensive<BR/>> they can get :)<BR/><BR/>do you suppose that to a certain extent this is fueled by a sort of amazement at the wealth of the average american traveler? it's a skewed population sample, of course -- the americans that can afford to travel to china are <I>ipso facto</I> going to be from the better-off portion of the population -- but if that's all the chinese see ... and they see american tourists buying a tea-set that would cost the average chinese citizen a week's pay ... what else are they to think? 'shake these laowai down!' at one level, you can hardly blame them.<BR/><BR/>> HK airport has the most amazing<BR/>> airport mall in the world.<BR/><BR/>i completely agree. if there's a <I>more</I> amazing one, i'd like to see it. tokyo narita is pretty amazing too, though! rather like an airport rodeo drive ...coraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-42157299904549685362007-07-16T22:49:00.000-04:002007-07-16T22:49:00.000-04:00Teaware in airports can be nice, if you don't mind...Teaware in airports can be nice, if you don't mind the price tag. The Beijing airport sells some ok teaware. Except that instead of having the price tag in RMB, they have the price tag in USD. The number remains the same though....<BR/><BR/>Gives you some idea how expensive they can get :)<BR/><BR/>HK airport has the most amazing airport mall in the world.MarshalNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776398824139018801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-73110352513369578802007-07-16T09:15:00.000-04:002007-07-16T09:15:00.000-04:00> The concept of instant> powdered tea looks rathe...> The concept of instant<BR/>> powdered tea looks rather<BR/>> chilling - I can hear laughter<BR/>> echoing down through the ages<BR/>> from the Song Dynasty...<BR/><BR/>yes, it's a gruesome development, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>> Thanks again for the great post.<BR/><BR/>and thank <I>you</I>, hobbes, for following along, all the way to this, the tenth and [i think] final post of the series!coraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-32141849952419847072007-07-16T03:40:00.000-04:002007-07-16T03:40:00.000-04:00The concept of instant powdered tea looks rather c...The concept of instant powdered tea looks rather chilling - I can hear laughter echoing down through the ages from the Song Dynasty...<BR/><BR/>I can well believe that some of the airports have interesting goods (though no doubt fairly expensive) - a shop in Hong Kong airport recently bought the world's most expensive bottle of Scotch whisky!<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the great post.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.com