1. Not sure how many of people recall father and son stories in German?!
This Chinese housemate of mine and I have got our own stories! Besides the food; I wish to write something about his attitude!
I am not sure if I mentioned this gentleman is about 42 years of age and is doing post doctorial work at our institute! Recently, a Chinese student has come to our institute to work in one of our departments. As a traditional job of this Chinese roommate of mine he had invited him for a dinner. So, the entire night they eat and talked. I'd better say my housemate talked and the other guy moved his head as an affirmative acceptance!
Dinner ingredients: vegetables plus horse meat! (This horse meat has its own story which I will write about it little later)
So, this event is finished and I was on Friday in Zurich to see a contact lens specialist! on my way back in a station after Zurich I met the same young Chinese guy who get on the train and coincidently sits in front of me! Seeing a plastic bag written on it with Chinese signs conceived me that he is back from Chinese shop!
so, our conversation goes like this:
me: hello , said I and pulled up my sun glasses so he could see me and recognize me!
young Chinese: looking at me with disbelief!
me: have you recognized me?
YC: looks closely, yoooouuu yooouuuu ar theeee...
Me: yes I am Dong's housemate!
YC: jumping to my words, Ahoooa, yes, you are teachers, Dong Zhong roommate!
me: excuse me, what do you call Dongs? (I wonder why he called him teacher!)
YC: Teacher! what you call him?
me: Dong! why teacher, if I may ask!
YC: because he is-OHA-tea-cher in university! you ha-ve teachers in university isn't it?
me: ahan, teacher, yes you can call them teachers! but why is he teacher at university!?
YC: Oh, as he told me, he is teacher at university in China and he is here for a post doctorial position for past 2.5 years!
me: looking with exclamation in my eyes! ahan! But he has been here for more than 2.5 years and if he is a teacher on sabbatical shouldn't he go back by now to China?!
YC: no, he stay as long [as], he wants but he go[es] in short time back, S—ix mon—ths and come!
I started to think; according to this Chinese housemate of mine he has no job in China! Before coming here he was in Japan for almost 3 years and now he is desperately looking for a job in China or somewhere outside of China. However, he cannot well speak English or pronounce English words therefore, it is difficult for him to get a job abroad! or very likely he will go back!
I started to think, unbelievable Iranian nationals are not the only one who think they should exaggerate about their status!
2. About the horse meat: This gentleman has a great tendency to buy meats from different animals. to name a few horse, rabbit, ... which I suppose is normal for them!
About 2 months ago he bought this horse meat. The meat was smoked, so not needed to be cooked! He prepared this past Monday for his guest and served it! THe remaining of that meat he cooked it about two times more for the other days after his guest until the meat was completely turning to black color! and eat them with appetite!
God bless
[I usually write my weblog between 5 to 15 min. So, that is why there are many errors and I tend to realize that the next day, I read it, my apologies for that]
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