Comments on: Surviving Xi’an: 5 More Things to Know

By: Britt

Britt — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:15:53 +0000

I once pulled a woman out of a cab downtown who dared to get in in front of me at 4pm when they all go off duty. I had waited for 20+ minutes, and she steps in front of the curb after 30 seconds and grabs one. Oh hells no! I dove in after her and pulled her out all the way from the backseat and to her great surprise had no problem telling her in Chinese I was crazy. She let me have it.

the sign they are making is V for victory, not peace.

The long pinky nail is hot. I almost puked writing that just now. I think one of its original uses must have been to distinguish leisure class as well because a rural farmer would never be able to keep their nails long while toiling in the fields, correct? But long story short in recent years I’ve seen it used to snort coke or a lesser variety at Yi Jia Yi (1+1 Club)-So its got a variety of functions.

Remember when we hit up the MQ and the shop keeper went crazy on the foreign girls for dropping a tin cup? Ah memories.

By: Graham

Graham — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:46:14 +0000

Yes, the nail is mostly a status symbol. But the way in which most people use it makes me think that it is becoming less and less a symbol every day and more an outdated throwback to a time when those things meant more to people.

Damn, sneaky pirates!

By: Stevo

Stevo — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:05:57 +0000

Hehe. I believe the long pinky nail, other than it’s picking ability, is prized as a status symbol. The bearer can have a long nail because he does not work in a factory or the fields.

Most of the long pinky nails I see belong to taxi drivers. Frankly, a factory worker or field hand is less likely to rape your wallet. Pirates, I tells ya!