Hey, feel free to add your own. Seems like we all need a little understanding here. <b>China:</b> Kung Fu communism tea eggrolls Tai Chi Falun Gong Buddhism Confucious <b>Japan:</b> Ninjitsu Samurai Automobiles Electronics sushi sake geisha sumo Zen Buddhism Karate is mainly from Korea. Okinawa is an island off the Chinese coast, so is Taiwan. Hong Kong was a English protectorete until only a few years ago but is now under the control of China.
Japan Ichiro Suzuki Hideo Nomo Kazuhiro Sasaki Masato Yoshii Toyota Honda Nissan Sake Sushi Asahi Beer Korea Chan Ho Park Byung Hyun Kim Pak Sei Rak Kia Hyundai Daewoo Kim Chi China Yao Ming Wang ZhiZhi Mengke Bateer Ginseng Tea Tsing Tao Beer Moo Goo Gai Pan General Tso's Chicken Fortune Cookies
Wait, we need a list for Chinese fans getting acquainted with the West. England: Stonehenge fish and chips Prime Minister's Questions derby The Queen United States: Graceland chips Jerry Springer thong Michael Jackson
China (Chinese): Bruce Lee Jet Li Jackie Chan USA: Chuck Norris Bill "Big Foot" Wallace Calvin "The Rocket Enforcer" Murphy
Actually, fortune cookies (as well as probably half the items at a typical Chinese resturant) are an American creation...
Jeff, You also forgot: China: Taoism Japan: Shintoism Pretty bad for an Eastern religion guy like yourself. of course, most important: Japan: aikido Korea: Kuk sool won Ah, this is just one of those threads that will turn into another "try to impress people with what you know" exercises, anyway. I know that wasn't the original intent, but...well...you know. I will leave it at the four things that are/have been the most important to me.
actually... I read somewhere that General Tso's Chicken was created in San Francisco sometime early in the 1900's... a chinese restaurant chef had some leftover chicken from the day before and used it to create this 'new' dish...
US: Chop Suey Pu Pu Platter Fortune Cookies China: Bai Li Li Bai Yaomin Li Li Yaomin Bai Yao Yao Bai Yao Ming Yao Li Li Yao Shanghai Shark Shark Shanghai
And that my friends is how General Tso's Chicken came to be... Ever wonder what the hell is "twice cooked pork?" I don't eat pork, but there's something fishy about having to cook it twice.
First post (lurking since clutchcity.com days...) Being Japanese here are my two cents or so on this thread. Jeff, Karate is actually Japanese for "Empty Hand," not really Korean at all (Tae Kwon Do IS a Korean form of martial arts). "Kara" means empty. "Te" is hand. Incidentally, how many of you knew "Karaoke" is Japanese for "Empty Orchestra." "Oke" is short for Orchestra in this case. Also, for those who are unfamiliar with the three East Asian countries, you should know that there is a deep history among the three countries, not all good either. The fastest way you can upset some Koreans or Japanese is by mixing up the two cultures. Regardless, great to see Asian players getting major exposure in the US. Hopefully, this will lead to better understanding of the various Asian cultures here in the US. Go MING!!!
Do you know why these three country are so mixed? The language is one of the most important reason. Japanese was invented from Chinese charaters. They kept the same meaning of those characters as in Chinese, but the pronunciation is totally different. Korean kept the same pronuciation as old chinese( 1500 years ago) while using a lot of chinese charaters. So they described things in the very same way. But from my chinese point of view, Japan is a word of pirate and invasion. Korea is a word of trust and friend. China is always a loser to both of them.
Thank you for correcting me. As soon as I read what you posted, I remembered that exact thing. I meant Tae Kwon Do when I posted Karate. Thanks again.
US _____ Tae Bo Bow Tie Scooby Doo Tom & Jerry Southside Northside Japan _____ Japanimation Pokemon Korea ____ North South China _____ Rice.....Glen Rice.....well not really.......just Rice
