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Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Chinese wonder...
Have you seen those Jackie Chan chinese movies? or better still those Non-Jackie Chan Chinese movies? Yes yes, the same ones that have a lot of kung fu, noodles, "eeeyaaaaoow", chopsticks. And "Master" of course. These movies always have a great Kung Fu teacher, and his many students. All of these students always address the great teacher as "Master" (pronounced as "Mastah"). Its also interesting how the best student of the great "Mastah" always ends up marrying the Great Mastah's daughter, who is Not called as "Mistress" *indignant*. Anyways that's not the story here.
Ok, now that brings up a question to my mind (questionable mind, eh?):
If a chinese student were to study in an english school, and the great teacher were to be Prof. Bates, would the chinese student address him as "Master Bates"??
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