"Better to be without food for three days, than tea for one. - Ancient Chinese Proverb."
That nugget of wisdom is on the back of one of my tea boxes. Methinks the marketing guru who came up with that one was never without food for three days.
And is the "Ancient" really necessary? Are people quoting modern Chinese proverbs? "What happens in China, stays in China. Now get off the Internet."
If you want to annoy some people, randomly insert "Ancient Chinese Proverb" into your conversations.
FRIEND: "Check out the pecs on that guy."
YOU: "I'd like to squeeze one of those. Ancient Chinese Proverb."
MOM: "Are you coming over this weekend? I haven't seen you in a while."
YOU: "I wish I could, but I have to work. Ancient Chinese Proverb."
MOM: "What's this about the Chinese?"
YOU: "This is why I have to work on the weekends."
YOU: "Ancient Chinese Proverb. Hello? Anyone there? Boy, I could really use a two-dimensional character to interact with for a line or two. Oh, well. Ancient Chinese Proverb."
1 comment:
A very well known Ancient Chinese Proverb is that the sons to take care of elderly parents. There is no nursing homes on China.
Hope you are prepared for it
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