Asian assistance requested

Just avoid all complications like Yao Ming did with his jersey.
Use his full name "YAO MING".
I think this is the way to go for now.
Im sure he had something to do with that choice, so if it's fine by Yao, it's fine by me.

 

p.s. Chance, I like your songs.
As a novice producer, I am intrested in what equipment you have in your studio?

On your attemp to find asian women, id say go to club Spy on Main St. Friday or Saturday night.
You could also go to some good asian restaraunts on Bellaire like TanTan or Thai Spice Express and enjoy some good asian food where you can also pick up flyers to car shows, parties and club nights where the hot h-town asian hang out.
the pick up is up to you.

Beware, I once heard an asian comedian say, "Once you go asian, you go back."

 

1. Is Yao his first or last name?

Yao is his last name, equivalent to Francis in Steve Francis. Chinese names have it the other way around.

2. What about Ming?

So Ming is the first name.

3. What are some significant culture differences that we as fans and the Rockets as players should respect?

Chinese are generally more shy and intrinsic, not good at expressing oneself. The good thing about Yao is that he is so young that he will likely be Americanized more easily than someone my age.

4. Everytime I do a search for p*rn on KaZaA I find asian women. Do any of you know where I can find these girls? They are more often than not, quite hot.

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Mmm... significant cultural differences...

There's probably a large comprehensive list out there. But a few things to consider:

- avoid white. White roses, white gifts of any kind... they're rather charming and sophisticated in Western culture, but its sign of death in Chinese culture.

- go with red. Red is always a great color for anything, at any time (short of funerals!).

- understand Yao's respect/loyalties to China. By all indications, he's a model citizen. Comments like, "boy, it sure is a good thing we got you out of Communist China, eh?" would irritate and offend him (as well as his parents, former national team players).

Not much else out there really comes to mind. Yao's a worldly kid, he's been exposed to it all and I'm sure he'll get along as well, if not better, than the vast majority of mainland Chinese students studying overseas.

Oh, and if you're looking for the Asian hotties, get into the import car scene.

 

1. Yao is the last name, and Ming is the first name. unlike western cultures, Asian usually put their surname first, then first. name. Most asian guys here follow the western rules, but Yao is exceptional.

2. Ming means light. In chinese, its charactor is consist of sun and moon.

3. I donot think there is any significant difference on sports field. basketball itself rules.

4. Most of them are japanese girls. Japan has famous p*rn industry.

 

2. "Ming" means "bright, like sun and moon".

 

the most noticeable cultural difference between Yao and typical NBA players is his humility, diligence, and self-effacing humor, which you find in many Muslim players like Dream and other outstanding players like Karl Malone (can't believe i just said that... )

respect, face and honor is everything to chinese people. but paradoxically, at the same time, Confucian values which permeate Chinese societies also stress selflessness, humility, responsibility and doing the right thing.

what this translates to on the court is a tendency to avoid showboating, to emphasize team play, to accept responsibility for anything that goes wrong (even if it is not entirely one's fault), and a bewildering willingness and readiness to do whatever the coach tells them to do regardless of fatigue or apparent triviality. in other words, a coach's wet dream.

however, if you do something to really tick them off or if you disrespect them, their pride will turn them into ferocious competitors.

i think in Yao's case, he is particularly competitive because he feels like he is on a mission, for his country, for his parents, for himself and his love of the game. Furthermore, chinese society tends to push kids to excel, to the point of overachievement. this promotes strong family values but tends to place kids under a ton of pressure. this has been the case with yao as well. though from what i've read about yao's parents, they were extremely supportive and liberal, which is a great sign.

hope i didn't over-stereotype or offend anyone. it's just my personal opinion.

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regarding the p*rn, people would have just as good a chance of hooking up with japanese or other asian p*rn stars as you would with american or european p*rn stars. you just tend to find a lot of east asian p*rn because the percentage of east asians online are a heck of a lot higher than other ethnicities. if 300 million indians surfed the web, i assure you that you'll find a bunch of indian p*rn too on kazaa.